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Paperback. The 21st century will be the century of Africa. How can we best understand it? Demography, economics, politics, diplomacy, cultures and religions, this book presents the different facets of this new Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the mid point of the most rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651583
- ISBN
- 9780745651583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.09
€ 32.09
Hardback. Translator(s): Hazelwood, Phil. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311706
- ISBN
- 9781843311706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.81
€ 140.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Assailly, Jean-Pascal. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624175077
- ISBN
- 9781624175077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.47€ 169.83
€ 248.47
€ 169.83
Hardcover. Editor(s): Assailly, Jean-Pascal. Num Pages: 303 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 258 x 13. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613248553
- ISBN
- 9781613248553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.97€ 176.88
€ 258.97
€ 176.88
Paperback. "This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes, demonstrating that differences from one society to another, and across historical periods, challenge current understandings of elite distinction"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JHM; JHMC; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349305872
- ISBN
- 9781349305872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Paperback. The analysis of social distinction cannot indefinitely remain confined to logics of reasoning that are markedly ethnocentric. Rather than just applying the consecrated schemes of Veblen or Bourdieu, Daloz provides new foundations in this book for understanding 21st Century Dubai, China, Russia and settings of the past. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR; JHBA; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336180
- ISBN
- 9781349336180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. The analysis of social distinction cannot indefinitely remain confined to logics of reasoning that are markedly ethnocentric. Rather than just applying the consecrated schemes of Veblen or Bourdieu, Daloz provides new foundations in this book for understanding 21st Century Dubai, China, Russia and settings of the past. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSC; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300354
- ISBN
- 9780230300354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardback. This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes, demonstrating that differences from one society to another, and across historical periods, challenge current understandings of elite distinction. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220270
- ISBN
- 9780230220270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardback. This volume features a selection of papers presented at the 5th China - Europe International Symposium on Software Industry-oriented Education (CEISIE 2009). Editor(s): Bourrieres, Jean-Paul. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNMN; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848211346
- ISBN
- 9781848211346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.97
€ 201.97
Hardback. Taking another look at what is meant by "policing," Jean-Paul Brodeur offers a comprehensive and novel theory on what policing is, how it has developed, and the various forms it takes. Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSW1; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199740598
- ISBN
- 9780199740598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.83
€ 141.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, xx, 226 p., 19 halftones, 13 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169552
- ISBN
- 9780226169552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Faguet identifies the factors that determine the outcomes of national decentralization on the local level Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPH; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472035441
- ISBN
- 9780472035441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.58
€ 41.99
€ 37.58
Hardcover. Is decentralisation good for development? This book explains when the answer is 'Yes' and when it is 'No'. It shows how decentralisation can be designed to drive development forward, and focuses on the institutional incentives that can strengthen democracy, boost economies, and improve public sector performance. Editor(s): Faguet, Jean-Paul; Poschl, Caroline. Num Pages: 352 pages, Figures and Tables. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198737506
- ISBN
- 9780198737506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.31
€ 196.31
Hardcover. No one in this world truly understands what democracy means. We operate democracy only through best guesses. This uncertainty has caused, and continues to cause, significant political troubles. This book offers a way forward. It provides a new tool that will allow us to understand democracy for the entire planet and all of humanity. Series: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy. Num Pages: 110 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 221 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338655
- ISBN
- 9781137338655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. Democracy has changed considerably in recent years to the extent that our contemporary understanding differs greatly from long-held democratic values. In this collection, renowned democratic theorists from Noam Chomsky to Francis Fukuyama give their thoughts on 'new democratic theory' and its implications for the study and practice of democracy. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349458554
- ISBN
- 9781349458554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardcover. Democracy has changed considerably in recent years to the extent that our contemporary understanding differs greatly from long-held democratic values. In this collection, renowned democratic theorists from Noam Chomsky to Francis Fukuyama give their thoughts on 'new democratic theory' and its implications for the study and practice of democracy. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322760
- ISBN
- 9781137322760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913686
- ISBN
- 9780900913686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.33€ 50.06
€ 58.33
€ 50.06
Hardcover. Drawing on contemporary material from public and private sources as well as combatants and civilians, this book uses photographs and still frames in their historical context in order to analyse the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1260 illustrations, 31 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2542. Then and Now. 544 pages, 1260 illustrations, 31 maps. Drawing on contemporary material from public and private sources as well as combatants and civilians, this book uses photographs and still frames in their historical context in order to analyse the German advance during the Battle of the Bulge. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 38. Weight: 2558.
- Publisher
- After the Battle Magazine
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913402
- ISBN
- 9780900913402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.93
€ 75.93
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783483983
- ISBN
- 9781783483983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.82€ 20.93
€ 131.82
€ 20.93
Paperback. A classic work by the founding father of existentialism, describing his philosophy and its relationship to Marxism. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844672073
- ISBN
- 9781844672073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.22
€ 27.99
€ 25.22