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Hardcover. Having a baby is surely one of the pinnacle events of a woman's life. The resulting depression - how it is experienced, and how it might be relieved - is the subject of this volume, which recounts the stories of new mothers caught between a cultural ideal and a far more complex reality. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBF; MMJ; VFXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007611
ISBN
9780674007611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.70
€ 67.29

Paperback. The third in a major new series of books based on the remarkable NMAAHC photography archive. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; AJCR; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 182 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804489
ISBN
9781907804489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.20

Paperback. In January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous "Internet blackout" against the Stop Online Piracy. Drawing on extensive interviews, the author details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property owners, challenging fundamental notions of democratic accountability. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 Tables. BIC Classification: JPVH2; LNR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 293 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291225
ISBN
9780520291225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Explores current debates around religious extremism as a means to understand and re-think the connections between terrorism, insurgency and state failure. Using case studies of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, she develops a better understanding of the underlying causes and conditions necessary for terrorism and insurgency to occur. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480647
ISBN
9781349480647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Paperback. The highly acclaimed, controversial and much needed look at our highly sexualised culture, reissued with a new introduction. 'A must-read' Viv Groskop, Guardian Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087099
ISBN
9781844087099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. Chaos and order clash in this riveting exploration of crime and punishment on the Internet. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKV; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393062984
ISBN
9780393062984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Editor(s): Jones, Nate. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JPSF; JWK; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620972618
ISBN
9781620972618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.33

Hardcover. Analyzes a community from the standpoint of immigrant mothers in South Central Los Angeles who were concerned about the education of their children and the violence in their communities. Written in Spanish and English, the text brings together the women's observations as they put into action their developing political consciousness. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 193 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNFR; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338265
ISBN
9780230338265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 47.00

Paperback. This book analyzes a school setting and community from the standpoint of a group of immigrant mothers in South Central Los Angeles who were concerned about the education of their children and the violence in their communities. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 193 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNFR; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338272
ISBN
9780230338272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 46.16

Hardcover. Providing the status of Islam in inter-war Europe, this book states that the Muslim population of Europe in the period from 1918-1939 was not one of isolated islands of belief and practice. It suggests that rather, there was far more interaction between Muslim communities than had hitherto been imagined. Editor(s): Clayer, Natalie; Germain, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658788
ISBN
9781850658788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.48
€ 58.76

Hardcover. According to the author, the 19th century was incapable of managing the feminine question and prefered to mythicize it. Everything that was related to it, especially feminine sexuality, was transformed into fiction. Thus women were saddled with the role of scapegoat. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531230
ISBN
9781557531230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.88

Hardback. Clayer and Bougarel's prodigiously researched book is a political and institutional history of the Muslims of south-east Europe since the fourteenth century, focusing on empires, states, political parties, and religious institutions. Editor(s): Clayer, Professor Nathalie; Bougarel, Xavier. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046596
ISBN
9781849046596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 53.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429254
ISBN
9781847429254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429247
ISBN
9781847429247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

Hardcover. This study explores the roles played by magic in contemporary African warfare, specifically through the case of Sierra Leone, to assess its impact on behaviour in conflict. A conceptual framework is suggested for analysing culturally alien practices more broadly and to inform approaches to civilian and military intervention. Num Pages: 188 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HRQX2; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621022
ISBN
9780230621022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.56

Paperback. Academics from a range of disciplines join with political activists to explore the meaning of politics and citizenship in contemporary society and the current forms of political (dis)engagement, providing a timely interdisciplinary dialogue and interrogation of contemporary political practices. Editor(s): Manning, Nathan. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 327 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447317029
ISBN
9781447317029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Talcott, Nathan B. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606926703
ISBN
9781606926703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.04
€ 45.36

Paperback. This guide to understanding the mental health of older people reveals how to cope with the normal aging process and see its potentially positive aspects while dealing with its problems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780669276794
ISBN
9780669276794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. This handbook is a user-friendly resource for pre-service and new practicing teachers outlining theoretical models and empirical research findings concerning the nature and effects of emotions, motivation, and self-regulated learning for students and teachers alike. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781907108
ISBN
9781781907108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.43

Hardcover. Nathan Coombs demonstrates that the Marxist science of history has been reimagined by a strand of contemporary French theory after Louis Althusser. Taking a comparative approach, Coombs explores the technical details of both traditions' historical sciences. Series: Taking on the Political. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748698998
ISBN
9780748698998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.91
€ 114.65

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