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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Taking up policies and experiences as objects of research and analysis, the essays here seek a rigorous inquiry into a sound conceptualization of uncertainty in order to better confront contemporary problems. This book offers different ways of thinking about danger, risk, and uncertainty from an analytical and anthropological perspective. Editor(s): Samimian-Darash, Limor; Rabinow, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257105
- ISBN
- 9780226257105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Hardcover. Organizing contributions from various anthropological subfields, including economics, security and environment, the authors offer tools which consider uncertainty, its management, and the differing modes of subjectivity appropriate to it. The also present ways of thinking about danger and risk from an analytical and anthropological perspective. Editor(s): Samimian-Darash, Limor; Rabinow, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257075
- ISBN
- 9780226257075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.50€ 85.29
€ 102.50
€ 85.29
Paperback. Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge. Num Pages: 216 pages, 23 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262525435
- ISBN
- 9780262525435
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. * Leading educational thinkers and researchers deliver an in-depth overview of the issues and challenges facing the teaching profession today. * This book is the first in over a decade to synthesize the most important research in the fields of teaching and teacher education. Editor(s): Darling-Hammond, Linda; Sykes, Gary. Num Pages: 464 pages, index. BIC Classification: JNK; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 192 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787943417
- ISBN
- 9780787943417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Paperback. Gender and the City before Modernity presents a series of multi-disciplinary readings that explore issues relating to the role of gender in a variety of cities of the ancient, medieval, and early modern worlds. Editor(s): Foxhall, Lin; Neher, Gabriele. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118234433
- ISBN
- 9781118234433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Scottsboro, Alabama, which consists of 118 exceptionally powerful linoleum prints, provides a unique graphic history of one of the most infamous, racially-charged episodes in the annals of the American judicial system, and of the racial and class struggle of the time. With a foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley. Editor(s): Lee, Andrew H. S. Num Pages: 147 pages, 118 b&w linoleum cut prints. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 271 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751770
- ISBN
- 9780814751770
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Choi, Lin V. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK; URY; UTN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547287
- ISBN
- 9781594547287
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Condition: New
€ 82.46€ 57.93
€ 82.46
€ 57.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wesley, Lin V. Num Pages: 162 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594546372
- ISBN
- 9781594546372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.12€ 148.71
€ 219.12
€ 148.71
Paperback. A collection of essays on the Chinese life and culture. It poses questions on the cultural turn of the time and on the role a Chinese intellectual assumed in translating his native culture to the West. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 2GDC; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629964351
- ISBN
- 9789629964351
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Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Hardback. This edited book focuses on how CSR and Corporate Governance in Ibero-America have been employed, analyzed, and examined in different sectors and scenarios. It takes a trans-regional approach unlike most research which has been focused on studying specific initiatives or experiences in a particular country. Series Editor(s): Crowther, David. Series: Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KJG; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787144125
- ISBN
- 9781787144125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Paperback. Taking to the Streets will be used in courses on Middle East politics and will be relevant to scholars and the general public interested in democratization, political change, and activism. Editor(s): Khatib, Lina; Lust, Ellen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413129
- ISBN
- 9781421413129
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.13
€ 35.99
€ 30.13
Hardback. Taking to the Streets will be used in courses on Middle East politics and will be relevant to scholars and the general public interested in democratization, political change, and activism. Editor(s): Khatib, Lina; Lust, Ellen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413112
- ISBN
- 9781421413112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.91€ 54.79
€ 58.91
€ 54.79
Paperback. Presents an investigation of how modern American cinema and the cinemas of the Arab world represent Middle Eastern politics to their audiences. This book examines the cinematic depictions of political issues, from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the Gulf War, to Islamic fundamentalism, and covers films made in the USA, in Egypt, Tunisia, and others. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111915
- ISBN
- 9781845111915
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Condition: New
€ 44.63
€ 44.63
Paperback. Dissects the political debates over contemporary immigration reform in the US Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758434
- ISBN
- 9780814758434
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. A memoir recounting a family s efforts to locate and free a young Brazilian activist arrested, imprisoned, and tortured by the military dictatorship. Editor(s): Green, James N. Translator(s): Nielsen, Rex P. Num Pages: 208 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLS; BG; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347361
- ISBN
- 9780822347361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Different types of combat within the various forces in the U.S.A. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 250 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306884
- ISBN
- 9780764306884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.06
€ 36.99
€ 25.06
Num Pages: 264 pages, over 270 color photos, unit insignia. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1536.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300448
- ISBN
- 9780764300448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.18€ 39.14
€ 54.18
€ 39.14
Paperback. This book documents the conventional wisdom that Japanese workers displayed significantly more commitment to their organizations than did American workers. As pointed out in the new prologue, the world is very different from when this survey first appeared; the Japanese are now moving closer to the American "market individualist" model. Series: Ewp Foundations of Sociology. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; KJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971958722
- ISBN
- 9780971958722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.64
€ 58.64
Paperback. The enduring and multi-faceted significance of families in society, and their value as a focus for the exploration of social change have ensured that families remain a prominent focus of academic enquiry. This book proposes a new conceptual framework that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346438
- ISBN
- 9781861346438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54
Paperback. A collection of contemporary work on pornographic film and video, edited by one of the founders of the field Editor(s): Williams, Linda. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333128
- ISBN
- 9780822333128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30