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Hardback. This is the only comprehensive guide to the 124 aircraft and experimental flying machines used by the United States Army since 1947. The definitive reference source on its subject. Num Pages: 264 pages, over 220 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 281 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1698.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301902
ISBN
9780764301902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 35.76

Paperback. Mimesis is one of the oldest, most fundamental concepts in Western aesthetics. This book offers a searching treatment of its long history at the center of theories of representational art. Moving between ancient and modern traditions, it contends that the history of mimesis hinges on problems that are of concern for contemporary aesthetics. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092584
ISBN
9780691092584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.38
€ 51.43

Paperback. There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. This work tells the story of Newgate's origins, the criminals it held, the punishments meted out and its rebuilding and reform. Num Pages: 317 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750938969
ISBN
9780750938969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.63

Hardback. This text is intended as an introductory overview of the emergence of Science, Technology and Society Studies (STS) as a field of study, as well as a summary of interests and concerns. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500662
ISBN
9780742500662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Gundle, Stephen; Duggan, Christopher; Pieri, Giuliana. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096631
ISBN
9780719096631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Paperback. A study of the cultural policies and activities of the Italian Communist Party, following the collapse of fascism and the struggle with popular consumer culture that led to its demise in 1991. This book is intended to those with an interest in modern Italy, the European left, political science, and media studies. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w photographs, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325635
ISBN
9780822325635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.33

Hardcover. Self-sufficiency of the house is practiced in many parts of the world but ignored in economic theory, just as socialist collectivization is assumed to have brought household self-sufficiency to an end. The ideals of self-sufficiency, however, continue to shape economic activity in many post-socialist areas. Editor(s): Gudeman, Stephen; Hann, Chris. Series: Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386957
ISBN
9781782386957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.45

Hardcover. Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets.. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406. The Dialetics of Community and Market. 196 pages. Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455149
ISBN
9781845455149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.13

Hardcover. As the transition from socialism to a market economy gathered speed in the early 1990s, many people proclaimed the final success of capitalism as a practice and neo-liberal economics as its accompanying science.. Editor(s): Gudeman, Stephen. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 ills. BIC Classification: JHM; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454364
ISBN
9781845454364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.25

Paperback. Drawing from the work of anthropologists, as well as that of economists, sociologists, historians, geographers, feminists, and post-Marxists, this book presents an anthropological approach to economy that highlights the centrality of communal processes in the market. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225676
ISBN
9780631225676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

paperback. Reveals how the art of insight can illuminate the most complicated, confounding and human of experiences. This title includes stories about our everyday lives: they are about the people we love and the lies that we tell; the changes we bear, and the grief. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549031
ISBN
9780099549031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Spying has changed. In this era of email intercepts and drone strikes, spooks are expected to uncover plots buried in mountains of data. Yet this makes the need for trained field operatives who can verify facts and uncover secrets more acute than ever. The human factor endures. This book gives an account of how modern espionage works. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141033983
ISBN
9780141033983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; 3JJG; BGH; JFSL4; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197896
ISBN
9781845197896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf. With excitement, he saw what he had discovered and ordered it copied. This book details how one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572442
ISBN
9780099572442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. Whatever the eventual outcome of the Brexit negotiations, the critical questions remain: what does the Referendum vote tell us about the sort of society we are? Why was the result a shock to so many? Did we not understand how divided we were? Series: Haus Curiosities. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376713
ISBN
9781910376713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JPSN2; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376577
ISBN
9781910376577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.52

Paperback. Explores the history of the world's greatest elective office and the role each incumbent has played in changing the scope of its powers. Using individual presidential portraits of each of the presidents, this title asks, and answers, a variety of crucial questions about each President. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042459
ISBN
9780141042459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. This is a national history of American race relations, examined through the lens of housing discrimination. The book graphically demonstrates the variety of methods used by whites to thwart the racial integration of their neighbourhoods. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847697014
ISBN
9780847697014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.23

Paperback. Lifelong learning is a key government strategy - both in the UK and internationally - to promote economic growth and combat social exclusion. This book presents a highly innovative study of participation in lifelong learning and the problems which need to be overcome if lifelong learning policies are to be successful. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2figs.25tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JNP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342867
ISBN
9781861342867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.38

Hardback. Leveraging Big Data and 21st century technology to renew cities and citizenship in America The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSG; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118910900
ISBN
9781118910900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.82

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