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Paperback. When the Ayatollah Khomeini burst onto the international scene in the late 1970s, radical Islam became a factor of political life that would change the world. And with the Iranian Revolution that Khomeini led in 1978/79, religion once more moved centre stage in world politics. This is a biography of the Iranian leader. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117900
ISBN
9781845117900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.16

Paperback. A collection exploring how American women missionaries spread U.S. cultural imperialism along with Protestant Christianity from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth, and how their work was received. Editor(s): Reeves-Ellington, Barbara; Sklar, Kathryn Kish; Shemo, Connie Anne. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; HRCX7; JFSJ1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346500
ISBN
9780822346500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Barack Obama's number one bestseller in a new edition to tie in with the end of his landmark presidency. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGHA; JFSL1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782119258
ISBN
9781782119258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Barack Obama's success in becoming President-Elect of the United States means he can change the face that his country presents to the world. In this book he discusses the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies, and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Some yellowing and minor foxing to pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KOC0005808
ISBN
9781847670830
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. In the 1990s, thousands of non-Jewish Latinos arrived in Israel as undocumented immigrants. This book follows these workers from their decision to migrate to their experiences finding work, establishing social clubs and evangelical Christian churches, and putting down roots in Israeli society. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222213
ISBN
9780253222213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Argues that the distinctiveness of the al Qaeda threat led the international community to change its approach to counterterrorism. This title provides a reinterpretation of the war on terrorism and the role of the United States in leading the fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226520124
ISBN
9780226520124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

paperback. Covering things from hate groups and extremist exploits to Black church arsons and the fall out violence from 9/11, this collection sheds light on this problem. Editor(s): Perry, Barbara. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415944083
ISBN
9780415944083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.48

hardcover. Examines and compares women in local government and features case studies on the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Finland, Uganda, China, Australia and New Zealand. Editor(s): Pini, Barbara. Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415559348
ISBN
9780415559348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.30

paperback. Explorations of contemporary art have focused on issues of identity and race for some time. Few, however, have sought to investigate these themes by juxtaposing historical and contemporary frameworks. This book examines an especially charged icon - the black female body. Editor(s): Thompson, Barbara. Num Pages: 376 pages, 250 illus., 212 in color. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 304 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987712
ISBN
9780295987712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.36

Hardback. This critique of the American welfare system analyses the structural factors of poverty and the social-psychological costs of being poor and lacking a home. It includes interview findings from families who have lived in a shelter in Northern Kentucky, and its staff members. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFB; JHBC; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 351. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
158
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KEX0202016
ISBN
9780275957322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara; Wallace, David. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631698
ISBN
9780816631698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. "An insightful portrait of this paradoxical woman."-People Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349467
ISBN
9780393349467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temenos Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780972851749
ISBN
9780972851749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.57

Paperback. In this book the author moves beyond the time of clocks and calendars in order to study time as embedded in social interactions, structures, practices and knowledge, in artefacts, in the body, and in the environment. Adam suggests ways not merely to deconstruct but to reconstruct both common--sense and social science understanding. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PGZ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614618
ISBN
9780745614618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. The Revolutionary War is ordinarily presented as a conflict exclusively between colonists and the British, fought along the northern Atlantic seacoast. This book recounts the tragic events on the forgotten western front of the American Revolution - a war fought against and ultimately won by Native America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBWF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216358
ISBN
9780803216358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Mixed feelings about motherhood - uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children - are not just hard to discuss, they are a social taboo. This title uncovers the roots of ambivalence, and tells how it manifests in lives of women and their children. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271203
ISBN
9780520271203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. This volume presents papers which address both individual and societal levels of environment in relation to disability and shed new light on the processes involved with creating or modifying these environmental supports or barriers. Editor(s): Altman, Barbara Mandell; Barnartt, Sharon N. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784412630
ISBN
9781784412630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.04

paperback. Library label to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains good to very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
2000-2001 ed.
SKU
KRS0020275
ISBN
9780742509405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Addresses the question of gender and feminism in western political theory and practise. This book provides you with both theoretical and historical underpinnings of women's exclusion from politics, and the feminist response to this exclusion. It offers a history of feminism seen from the perspective of its own evolution. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631198130
ISBN
9780631198130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

Paperback. Focusing on activists in the Christian fundamentalist movement, this work explains why they object to particular educational policies and practices. It also explores ways that educators might respond, suggesting means by which they might accommodate diversity in religious views. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787902360
ISBN
9780787902360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.60

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