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Paperback. This volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape-either through social policy or brute force-their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746304
ISBN
9780804746304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Paperback. Explores the social and material life of dreams in contemporary Cairo. This title guides the reader through landscapes of the imagination that feature Muslim dream interpreters who draw on Freud, reformists who dismiss various forms of divination as superstition, and ordinary believers who speak of moving encounters with the Prophet Muhammad. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Egyptian Landscapes of the Imagination. 328 pages, illustrations. Explores the social and material life of dreams in contemporary Cairo. This title guides the reader through landscapes of the imagination that feature Muslim dream interpreters who draw on Freud, reformists who dismiss various forms of divination as superstition, and ordinary believers who speak of moving encounters with the Prophet Muhammad. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHMC. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 460.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258518
ISBN
9780520258518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
58
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616687472
ISBN
9781616687472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.69
€ 44.98

Paperback. Argues that the laws governing Israeli electronic media are structured to limit the boundaries of public discourse. This title contends that free speech in Israel is institutionally muted to ensure the continued domination of the Jewish majority and its preferred interpretation of what Israel means as a Jewish-democratic state. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFD; JPVH2; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076930
ISBN
9780252076930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Hardback. A study of how Napoleon's very real and very serious threat to British India was countered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271290
ISBN
9781783271290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.42

Paperback. aeo The book highlights the importance of the autonomy of counter--elites of social movements in the move to more democratic and egalitarian Western democracies. aeo The author combines a liberal, democratic elite perspective with a progessive, egalitarian orientation. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745610689
ISBN
9780745610689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. In this book, Amitai Etzioni, public intellectual and leading proponent of communitarian values, defends the view that no society can flourish without a shared obligation to "the common good. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632674
ISBN
9780745632674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.28

paperback. Challenges those who argue that diversity or multiculturalism is about to become the governing American creed. This book presents evidence that Americans, whites and African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans, new immigrants and decedents of the Pilgrims, continue to share the same core of basic American values and aspirations. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 line illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691114576
ISBN
9780691114576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Acharya, Amitav; Bischoff, Paul-Henri; Aning, Kwesi. Series: Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations. Num Pages: 198 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JPB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138909816
ISBN
9781138909816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780801477362
ISBN
9780801477362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Kumar, Amitava (Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies, Penn State University, USA). Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816638376
ISBN
9780816638376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Drawing upon anthropology, political science, environmental history, and political ecology, this study looks at how control over and access to resources have been defined, negotiated, and contested by colonial state agents, the postcolonial Malaysian state, and local people. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780295987620
ISBN
9780295987620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Muslims in Non-Muslim Lands is a legal study that illustrates the flexibility of Islamic jurisprudence and its ability to deal with and to accommodate the minority status of Muslims living in Western countries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903682753
ISBN
9781903682753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. Now available in paperback, reviews and critically examines current approaches to prevention and treatment for the most prevalent problems and psychological disorders affecting children and adolescents. Editor(s): Ammerman, Robert T.; Hersen, Michel. Num Pages: 672 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; MJW; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 235 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471114550
ISBN
9780471114550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFSR1; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816621552
ISBN
9780816621552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Examines human rights violations by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. This book measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders. Num Pages: 84 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTV; JPVH; JPWQ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238. Israel/Occupied Territories/Palestinian Authority. 84 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. Examines human rights violations by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. This book measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTV; JPVH; JPWQ; LN. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 7. Weight: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Amnesty International UK
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862103101
ISBN
9780862103101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107150034
ISBN
9781107150034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.58

Hardback. The Censor, the Editor, and the Text examines the impact of Catholic censorship on the publication and dissemination of Hebrew literature in the early modern period. Raz-Krakotzkin argues that the regulation of Hebrew print provided an avenue for the integration of Hebrew literature into the Christian corpus. Translator(s): Feldman, Jackie. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812240115
ISBN
9780812240115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

Paperback. Presents an account of the significant changes in national security policy. This work offers an examination of the international environment and factors affecting US national security policy making. Num Pages: 688 pages, 47, 31 black & white halftones, 16 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
sixth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891540
ISBN
9780801891540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.22

Hardcover. With original ideas and insights, this title is suitable for students of the Jewish past. It will also attract readers with the widest possible range of interests. Num Pages: 408 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077027
ISBN
9780520077027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 53.80

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