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Hardback. Explores cultural influences in relation to concerns of ergonomics and human factors. These include scientific-philosophical considerations, aircraft and maritime safety, cross-national training, effective use of the world-wide web, multinational decision making, third-world industrial development, implementation of technology transfer, and more. Editor(s): Kaplan, Michael. Series: Advances in Human Performance & Cognitive Engineering Research. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762310494
ISBN
9780762310494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.53

Paperback. Explains that learning new skills doesn't need to be daunting. This book shows that success simply requires the right kind of practice and offers essential advice on setting goals, receiving guidance and motivating ourselves. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; VSPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598473
ISBN
9780099598473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives "What about me?" This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like "community" can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387817
ISBN
9781782387817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Paperback. Presents information on key aspects of Russia and discusses what its status means for the US and other nations. This book presents a framework that analyzes the nexus point of such areas as economic reforms and integration, domestic politics and society, foreign business partnerships, and energy demands. Num Pages: 248 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324242
ISBN
9780881324242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. With high growth rates in Asia, most notably in China, India, and Southeast and Central Asia, Eurasia's economic center of gravity is rapidly shifting to the East. The volume examines the causes and consequences of this major shift in economic power and considers the options available to policymakers in various parts of Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Aslund, Anders; Dabrowski, Marek. Num Pages: 416 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324181
ISBN
9780881324181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. The Russian revolution, collapse of the Soviet Union, and Russia's ensuing transformation belong to the greatest dramas of our time. This book focuses on the transformation from Soviet Russia to Russia as a market economy, and explores why the country has failed to transform into a democracy. It also gives an overview of Russia's economic change. Num Pages: 592 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JP; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
51558th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324099
ISBN
9780881324099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JWM; TTMW. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
SKU
V9780306443299
ISBN
9780306443299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.39

Paperback. Andelson has provided an interdisciplinary, international collection of essays, which has been in the making for twenty years. This is not a book on the history of economic thought but rather a book about the theory and practice of land reform and an historical summary of efforts to apply land value taxation in different countries around the world. Editor(s): Andelson, Robert V. Series: Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KFFD1; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226147
ISBN
9780631226147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.95

Hardcover. This volume explores a relatively under-researched issue: the role of domestic police forces in contending with insurgency. The cases are drawn from Central, South, and Southeast Asia, as also Africa and the Middle East. Each country-specific chapter is written by a well-established scholar who has spent considerable time in the country of study. Editor(s): Fair, C. Christine; Ganguly, Sumit. Series: Oxford International Relations in South Asia. Num Pages: 416 pages, Line art, 5, across chapters 9, 10 & 12. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JPB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198094883
ISBN
9780198094883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.05

Hardcover. Authors Livers and Caver expose the impediments that make interactions between black and white managers fail. They explain how the leadership experience for blacks is different in very specific ways from that of their white counterparts, how those differences affect performance, and how blacks can best be understood by those who work with them. Series: J-B CCL (Center for Creative Leadership). Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; KJMV2; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787957247
ISBN
9780787957247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. A memoir of a life in exile. Anca Vlasopolos recounts her life's journey from Romania to Paris and Brussels, then on to the United States. She writes about the peculiar attributes of displacement in the comtemporary world; the ambiguous identities, and the nostalgia for places dimly recalled. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121309
ISBN
9780231121309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 46.48

Paperback. "Welcome to the European family!" When East European countries joined the European Union under this banner after 1989, they agreed to the free movement of goods, services, capital, and persons. In this book, the author analyzes an important niche in this imagined European kinship: the traffic in women. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118383
ISBN
9780226118383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.77

Hardcover. "Welcome to the European family!" When East European countries joined the European Union under this banner after 1989, they agreed to the free movement of goods, services, capital, and persons. In this book, the author analyzes an important niche in this imagined European kinship: the traffic in women. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118246
ISBN
9780226118246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 78.49

Paperback. Uncovering an archive of laughter, from the forbidden giggle to the explosive guffaw. Series: Short Circuits. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262514743
ISBN
9780262514743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336021
ISBN
9781590336021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.32
€ 63.02

Paperback. The first English translation of the memoirs of Anbara Salam Khalidi, the iconic Arab feminist. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBJF1; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333564
ISBN
9780745333564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Muthukrishna, Anbanithi. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JNFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604566673
ISBN
9781604566673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.21
€ 70.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JMJ; JNK; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662490518
ISBN
9783662490518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.65

Hardback. Focusing on pastoralist societies in East and West Africa, the Far North and Siberia, and the Eurasian steppes, this volume addresses the issue of property rights and the changes these societies have undergone due to the direct or indirect influence of modernization and globalization processes. Editor(s): Khazanov, Anatoly M.; Schlee, Gunther. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFSF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453358
ISBN
9780857453358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPFB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
AK Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352482
ISBN
9781849352482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.74

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