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Paperback. Contributes to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. This book examines case studies including the extreme violence of the Partition of India in 1947 and the massacre of Sikhs in 1984 after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary. 296 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables. Contributes to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. This book examines case studies including the extreme violence of the Partition of India in 1947 and the massacre of Sikhs in 1984 after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFE. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight: 410.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247451
ISBN
9780520247451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. This study of the relationship between Muslim culture and Western modernity, portrays a society bound to its own glorified history - yet facing an external reality from the West. The meeting of these two worlds leads to a profound distortion, especially in how the Muslim world sees itself. Translator(s): Howe, John. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815605072
ISBN
9780815605072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.76

Hardcover. Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi'a Imami Ismaili Muslims. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: HRHP; JFC; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137428790
ISBN
9781137428790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Paperback. Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi?a Imami Ismaili Muslims. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 277 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRH; JFC; JFSR; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349491599
ISBN
9781349491599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.89

Hardback. Editor(s): Arcelloni, Daryl R. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624172113
ISBN
9781624172113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.94
€ 137.74

Paperback. Answers questions such as: What is Thabo Mbeki's legacy for patterns of inclusion and exclusion based on race, class and gender? How, if at all, did his presidency reshape relations within the state, between the state and the ruling party and between the state and society? How did he reposition South Africa on the continent and in the world? Editor(s): Glaser, Daryl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145027
ISBN
9781868145027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 238 pages, 19 tables, 2line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443435
ISBN
9780801443435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474156
ISBN
9780801474156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Explains how the poor find solutions to their everyday financial problems by conducting year-long interviews with impoverished villagers and slum dwellers in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa - records that track penny by penny how specific households manage their money. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCM; KCR; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148199
ISBN
9780691148199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Saudi Arabia remains a closed society with its own interpretation of Islamic Law, an insistence on royal privilege and an uneven record on human rights. This study examines the paradoxes and considers the pressure for reform. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; JPH; JPQB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850656685
ISBN
9781850656685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. A collection that includes a range of topics dealing with sport, diversity and difference. It considers race, ethnicity and aboriginality in tandem. It features examples from different eras, places and spaces - wherein co-themes like post-colonialism, gender and media representation are embedded. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935412175
ISBN
9781935412175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Schulenkorf, Nico. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBS; JHM; JPA; JPQB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349450213
ISBN
9781349450213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

Hardback. This book provides a critical approach to sport-for-development, acknowledging the potential of this growing field but emphasising challenges, problems and limitations - particularly if programs are not adequately planned, delivered or monitored. Editor(s): Schulenkorf, Nico. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBS; WSBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137289629
ISBN
9781137289629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Adair, Daryl; Knijnik, Jorge. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBS; JMH; WSBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935412168
ISBN
9781935412168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.93

Hardback. Algebra is the language that must be mastered for any course that uses math because it is the gateway for entry into any science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline. This book fosters mastery of critical math and algebraic concepts and skills essential to all of the STEM disciplines and some of the social sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, graphs. BIC Classification: JNU; PB; YQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610483667
ISBN
9781610483667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.85

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838206523
ISBN
9783838206523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. Series: Cambridge Commonwealth Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1981
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349165315
ISBN
9781349165315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.59

Paperback. Blood Moon is about passion, betrayal, and murder among the very rich and powerful, some of whom happen to be gay. It's about the false gods of power, wealth, and physical beauty. It's an epic tale about depravity in the glittery, glamorous, and sometimes tawdry world of South Florida. Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Georgia Literary Association, US United States
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780966803044
ISBN
9780966803044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.47

Paperback. The notorious Linda Lovelace was America's first Queen of Porn during the decadent 1970s. But at decade's end, Linda, in a complete about-face, emerged as one of the more compelling voices in the feminist movement, denouncing the degradations of her cinematic past. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 640 pages, 75 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
Blood Moon Productions, Ltd United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936003334
ISBN
9781936003334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 27 colour illustrations, 27 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AS; DSB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319544502
ISBN
9783319544502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.72

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