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Hardback. Draws on 12 months of fieldwork with diamond consumers in New York City as well as an analysis of the iconic De Beers campaign that promised romance, status, and glamour to anyone who bought a diamond to show that this thematic pool is just one resource among many that diamond owners draw upon to engage with their own stones. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479810666
- ISBN
- 9781479810666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.04
€ 82.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479879908
- ISBN
- 9781479879908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. 'A brilliant, unsentimental, often darkly humorous account of America's nervous breakdown after 9/11.' Publishers Weekly starred boxed review From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the international bestselller Backlash - an unflinchingly critical and strikingly original dissection of the mind and soul of America since 9/11. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843547792
- ISBN
- 9781843547792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.34
€ 30.99
€ 22.34
paperback. What has made women unhappy in the last decade? Faludi writes 'is not their equality' - which they don't yet have - but the rising pressure to halt, even worse, women's quest for that equality. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 430. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8039296
- ISBN
- 9780099222712
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.50
€ 4.50
Paperback. Bringing an art historical perspective to the realm of American and European film, this title examines the ways in which films have used works of art and artists themselves as cinematic and narrative motifs. It probes more than twenty films from the post-war era through contemporary times. Num Pages: 213 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709416
- ISBN
- 9780292709416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 212 pages, 120 illus, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; AMG; HBJD1; HBTB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 208 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898595106
- ISBN
- 9781898595106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Paperback. Millions of lives are damaged by the legacy of parental abuse. This title confronts this painful legacy and shows why it is so difficult to put the past behind you. The author offers alternatives for freeing yourself from the patterns of your relationships with your parents. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553814828
- ISBN
- 9780553814828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. This photocopiable resource provides the reader with a step-by-step approach to organising sensory-focused activities for carers and professionals working with people with physical, multiple or complex disabilities. Importantly, it also presents information on sensory stimulation within a framework that embraces the person's daily environment. Num Pages: 248 pages, approx. 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 296 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104551
- ISBN
- 9781843104551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Paperback. Designed use with people with multiple disabilities, this photocopiable resource explains the theory underlying multisensory environments. It outlines the practicalities of planning, setting up and equipping a multisensory space, and features useful checklists and tools for creating multisensory experiences in both designed and everyday settings. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JNS; MQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104629
- ISBN
- 9781843104629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Hardback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166348
- ISBN
- 9780231166348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardback. Academic superstars Andrew Ross, Edward Said, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr Bad boy filmmakers Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, and Brian de Palma. What do these influential contemporary figures have in common? This work identifies them all with "cool masculinity" and boldly unpacks the gender politics of their work. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129626
- ISBN
- 9780231129626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.89€ 83.70
€ 109.89
€ 83.70
Paperback. Thailand's foremost writers about women are brought together in this collection of 11 short stories and excerpts from five novels. The selection shows the many ways fiction has mirrored the lives of Thai women over the 20th century. Translator(s): Kepner, Susan Fulop. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 2G; FA; FYB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520089037
- ISBN
- 9780520089037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.79
€ 36.99
€ 26.79
Hardback. This book presents a case study of an academic conference where various actors sought to circumscribe the exploration of a controversial idea -- the one-state model for Israel and Palestine -- and it throws into stark relief the vulnerability and importance of academic freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JNA; JNM; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774822084
- ISBN
- 9780774822084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.41
€ 106.41
Hardback. Comparative law and legal anthropology have traditionally restricted themselves to their own fields of inquiry. Mapping Marriage Law in Spanish Gitano Communities turns this tendency on its head and investigates what happens when .. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JHMC; LAQ; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809252
- ISBN
- 9780774809252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Hardcover. A book in the Psychoeducational Intervention SeriesProvides a wide range of coping skills interventions for helping children learn to handle everyday stress and deal better with academic, interpersonal, and physical demands both in and out of the classroom. Also includes specific techniques for promoting change and evaluating results. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; MJW; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555424930
- ISBN
- 9781555424930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
Paperback. Provides an understanding of gender relations and their significance in social and institutional transformations. This work offers a comparison of East Central European gender relations with those of western welfare states. It examines how states and political-economic processes are gendered, and how states and markets regulate gender relations. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; JFSJ; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048949
- ISBN
- 9780691048949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. This book provides a coherent overview of the role played by working memory in learning during the school years, and uses theory to inform good practice. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JMR; JNC; JNT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412936132
- ISBN
- 9781412936132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.35
€ 43.99
€ 43.35
Paperback. * A robust and unflinching account of the ongoing take-over of politics by global corporations * Lifts the lid on the world of lobbying, trade negotiations and treaties, in particular the controversial TTIP and its likely ramifications for national sovereignty in Europe and in the US. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPWD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745697826
- ISBN
- 9780745697826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.67
€ 19.67
Hardback. Major new book from Susan George - a leading political commentator whose previous books have been massively influential and widely read and reviewed. Fascinating, thorough and often chilling account of this decades-long transformation of American society and political culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644608
- ISBN
- 9780745644608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Paperback. Major new book from Susan George - a leading political commentator whose previous books have been massively influential and widely read and reviewed. Fascinating, thorough and often chilling account of this decades-long transformation of American society and political culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644615
- ISBN
- 9780745644615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.24
€ 22.24