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Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJ; BGH; HBWS2; JFFD; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 130. .
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881376435
ISBN
9789881376435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Penetrating and comprehensive, The Anatomy of Blackness shows that, far from being a monolithic idea, eighteenth-century Africanist discourse emerged out of a vigorous, varied dialogue that involved missionaries, slavers, colonists, naturalists, anatomists, philosophers, and Africans themselves. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409658
ISBN
9781421409658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.82

hardcover. A reconsideration of secularization theory using, as its core study, the people of a rural island in Denmark. Buckser (sociology and anthropology, Purdue U.) combines historical research and field study to portray the people of Mors whose community went through a profound religious awakening in the Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; HRA; HRC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810427
ISBN
9781571810427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.32

Hardback. Since 1943, Jews have become deeply engaged in a Danish culture that presents very few barriers of anti-semitism. This book explores the questions that such inclusion raises for Danish Jews and what their answers can tell us about the meaning of religion, ethnicity and community in modern society. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJP; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239459
ISBN
9780312239459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044958
ISBN
9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.56

Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044941
ISBN
9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.11
€ 93.56

Hardback. This book explores the emergence of a new scientific field, synthetic biology, and the many bold promises its proponents have made to change the future of science, industry and humanity. It explores how people tried to change their practices to bring engineering and biology together and to realise such promises from within their everyday lives. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137495419
ISBN
9781137495419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.06

Paperback. This book charts Gypsies Romany and Travellers community activism, and the community and voluntary organisations which support them. It describes the communities' struggle for rights against a backdrop of intersectional discrimination across Europe. Editor(s): Ryder, Andrew; Cemlyn, Sarah; Acton, Thomas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447313571
ISBN
9781447313571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.27

Paperback. Part of "Lecture Notes" series, this book shows how education, social class, family, economics and occupational circumstances, cultural and ethnic backgrounds all shape individuals and how understanding aids effective clinical practice. Series: Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405139120
ISBN
9781405139120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.67

Paperback. The belief that US presidents' legislative policy formation has centralized over time, shifting inexorably out of the executive departments and into the White House, is shared by many who have studied the American presidency. Andrew Rudalevige argues that such a linear trend is neither at all certain nor necessary for policy promotion. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095011
ISBN
9780691095011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b/w halftone; 3 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; JFSG; JHBD; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199975525
ISBN
9780199975525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.19

Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w halftone; 3 b&w line. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHBD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199828265
ISBN
9780199828265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. While the Internet bubble has burst, the New Economy that the Internet produced is still with us, along with the myth of a workplace built around more humane notions of how people work and spend their days in offices. This is a study of New Economy workplaces in their heyday. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592131501
ISBN
9781592131501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. The history of anti-Americanism is as long and varied as the history of the United States. Contributors here provide substance and depth to the recent outburst of fast talk on the topic of anti-Americanism by analyzing its history and currency in five key global regions. Editor(s): Ross, Andrew; Ross, Kristin. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775677
ISBN
9780814775677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Are we all temps now? A penetrating exploration of how making a living has become such a precarious task Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776919
ISBN
9780814776919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Exploring links between nuclear arms policy and the visibility of oppositional groups in the media, this title assesses the extent to which antinuclear movements have succeeded in debunking official fictions, raising public consciousness, and reorienting government policy. Editor(s): McChesney, Robert W.; Nerone, John. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JPA; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068249
ISBN
9780252068249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Bringing the psychology of uncertainty together with contemporary case studies, this book is a sweeping diagnostic for-and antidote to-ineffective political discourse in a globalized world that imports bads as well as goods. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419602
ISBN
9781421419602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. This book examines the application of psychological thinking and practice in addressing youth crime. With contributions from leading academics and practitioners, it provides an essential and up-to-date account of the field and the challenges of applying effective psychological approaches within forensic settings for young people. Editor(s): Rogers, Andrew; Harvey, Joel; Law, Heather. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKVQ2; JMK; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137359797
ISBN
9781137359797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.25

Paperback. Writing is a defining marker of civilisation; without it there could be no accumulation of knowledge. Andrew Robinson tells the fascinating story of the history of writing, considering its development, and examining the enormous variety of writing and scripts we use today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: CBX; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199567782
ISBN
9780199567782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750954525
ISBN
9780750954525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.15

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