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Hardcover. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065434
ISBN
9780226065434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.96
€ 78.69

Paperback. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065571
ISBN
9780226065571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.69

Paperback. Satire and new media in the American political landscape Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222817
ISBN
9780253222817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Hardback. Though Massachusetts banned slavery in 1780, prior to the Civil War a law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks reinforced the state's racial caste system. Amber Moulton recreates an unlikely collaboration of reformers who sought to rectify what they saw as an indefensible injustice, leading to the legalization of interracial marriage. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967625
ISBN
9780674967625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.97
€ 49.91

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rose, Amber C.; Williams, Oscar A. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626185401
ISBN
9781626185401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.97
€ 137.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSG; RGC; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319252964
ISBN
9783319252964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.65

Hardback. Sources include open source material but internal secret files and highly classified audiotapes of Saddam Hussein that were made available to researchers at the Conflict Records Research Center at National Defense University and some documents at the Hoover Institution. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; JFSR2; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415826
ISBN
9781421415826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Chanady, Amaryll Beatrice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624096
ISBN
9780816624096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. The history of French aircraft and the role of French aviation designers in the development of the Peruvian air force throughout the 20th century. Profusely illustrated with many rare photographs and colour profiles. Num Pages: 244 pages, Full colour artwork, colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KLSR; JWG; JWMV3; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788361421931
ISBN
9788361421931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.94

paperback. India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary India. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141012117
ISBN
9780141012117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. This text presents a set of inter-related theses concerning the foundations of welfare economics, and in particular about the assessment of personal well-being and advantage. The argument focuses on the capability to function, questioning in the process the standard emphasis on opulence or utility. Num Pages: 102 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JKS; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195650389
ISBN
9780195650389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
382
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192893307
ISBN
9780192893307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.83

Hardcover. The Country of First Boys is Amartya Sen's intellectual journey through the past and present to seek an understanding of India's history and the demands of its future. In this collection, Sen examines justice, identity, deprivation, inequalities, gender politics, education, the media, and the importance of getting your priorities right. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198738183
ISBN
9780198738183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Expanded edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141982502
ISBN
9780141982502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Sen argues that welfare economics may be enriched by paying more attention to ethics, that modern ethical studies can also benefit from a closer contact with descriptive economics, which, in turn, may learn from the methods of welfare economics. Num Pages: 148 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631164012
ISBN
9780631164012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.34

Hardcover. Amartya Sen is the most respected and well-known economist of his time. Offering an overview of the development process, this book is a synthesis of his thought, viewing economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JHBA; JPVH; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
382
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198297581
ISBN
9780198297581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Examines the explosive problems of our time and shows how we can move towards peace as firmly as we have spiralled towards war. In this book, the author argues that we are becoming increasingly divided along lines of religion and culture, ignoring the many other ways in which people see themselves, from class and profession to morals and politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027807
ISBN
9780141027807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

hardcover. Amarasingam analyzes the reactions of diasporic Tamils in Canada at a time when the separatist Tamil movement was being crushed by the Sri Lankan armed forces. His work provides an in-depth examination of how a separatist sociopolitical movement beginning in Sri Lanka is carried forward, altered, and adapted by the diaspora. Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 diagram, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348124
ISBN
9780820348124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.68

Paperback. Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 diagram, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348131
ISBN
9780820348131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. This collection contributes to theoretical debates about women workers in Asia. It provides information and insight into labour systems associated with labour intensive export manufactures and state labour relations in a comparative context. Editor(s): Kaur, Amarjit. Series: Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333962930
ISBN
9780333962930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

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