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Hardcover. This study of 13 personal accounts of the Mau Mau revolt by Kenyans, demonstrates that these memoirs serve to refute both the British version of the revolt and that of the leaders of the independent Kenyan state. It also points to the importance of Mau Mau in the making of modern Kenya. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; JPFN; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781555875374
ISBN
9781555875374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.66
€ 46.81

Paperback. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138702615
ISBN
9781138702615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780986132506
ISBN
9780986132506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.65

Hardback. In this pithy two-part essay, the author reinvigorates the debates on what constitutes kinship, building on some of the best scholarship in the field to produce an original outlook on the deepest bond humans can have. He also shows that mutuality of being is a symbolic notion of belonging, not a biological connection by 'blood'. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925127
ISBN
9780226925127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 79.40

Paperback. Offers, on its surface, a simple theoretical argument, laid out in the titles of its mere two chapters: kinship is culture, not biology. But along the way to proving his point, the author engages an array of thinkers, from Aristotle to Emile Durkheim to Marilyn Strathern, as well as an array of ethnographic examples from around the globe. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226214290
ISBN
9780226214290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.24

Paperback. A collection of essays that span the career of a prominent anthropologist and address the fundamental questions of the field. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 49. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299380
ISBN
9780942299380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Reflecting the decline in college courses on Western Civilization, this book aims to accelerate the trend by reducing "Western Civ" to about two hours. It cites Nietzsche to the effect that deep issues are like cold baths; one should get into and out of them as quickly as possible. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 116 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
Edition
74th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979405723
ISBN
9780979405723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.59

Paperback. Hawaiian culture as it met foreign traders and settlers is the context for Sahlins's structuralist methodology of historical interpretation Num Pages: 96 pages, 1 figure, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QSP; HBA; HBJM; HBLC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472027217
ISBN
9780472027217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Offers an overview of persuasive strategies and propaganda techniques. How do individuals and organisations exert influence to build communities and networks? What role do media play in communicating persuasive messages? How do we use recent discoveries in cognitive science to promote a cause, advocate social change or market ideas and products? Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFF; JPVN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644155
ISBN
9780748644155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 300 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
The Heard Museum United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934351768
ISBN
9780934351768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.07
€ 48.64

Paperback. Profiles women in the most highly visible political offices, highlighting their communication strategies. This book compares women's and men's political communication techniques and includes lists of the women governmental leaders of the twentieth and the twenty-first century. It seeks to lay out innovative approaches to leadership. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742529090
ISBN
9780742529090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour. Series: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. Num Pages: 856 pages, 72, 9 maps, 63 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801878718
ISBN
9780801878718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.73

Marshall retired at the beginning of 1949, but his respite from public service would be short-lived. Editor(s): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour; Holt, Daniel D.; Stoler, Mark A. Series: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. Num Pages: 880 pages, 50, 46 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1308.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407920
ISBN
9781421407920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.72

Paperback. Brings together some of America's most innovative public thinkers and policy entreprenuers to challenge the President and all Americans to embrace a bold vision based on new ideas and enduring values. This book looks beyond th 1996 election to radically refashion America's political and social agenda for the 21st century. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684557
ISBN
9780847684557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.15

paperback. This volume makes available for the first time in English the writings about the Holy Roman Empire by Marsiglio of Padua. Editor(s): Nederman, Cary J. Series Editor(s): Geuss, Raymond; Skinner, Quentin. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 122 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 193. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033297
ISBN
9780521408462
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816514144
ISBN
9780816514144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lange, Marta A. Num Pages: 213 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JMBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600215711
ISBN
9781600215711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.63
€ 133.57

Hardback. This collection addresses key issues in the critique of Eurocentrism and racism regarding debates on the production of knowledge, historical narratives and memories in Europe and the Americas. Contributors explore the history of liberation politics as well as academic and political reaction through formulas of accommodation that re-centre the West. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; JFSL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137292889
ISBN
9781137292889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Civil, Marta. Series: CCSS for Ells. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publisher
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Incorporated (TESOL)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942223276
ISBN
9781942223276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.49

Paperback. By placing emerging artists in their political and social contexts, this collection attempts to confront the new activist scene that has arisen in the Russian art world during the past few years. It brings to light the important work of Russian artists today and to explicate the political environment that has given rise to such work. Editor(s): Dziewanska, Marta; Degot, Ekaterina; Budratskis, Ilya. Translator(s): Aslanyan, Anna. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; ACXJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Poland
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9788393381845
ISBN
9788393381845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.99

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