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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
€ 22.30

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
€ 25.32

Paperback. LGBT individuals and families are increasingly visible in popular culture and local communities; their struggles for equality appear regularly in news media. Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites provides a straightforward, accessible guidebook for museum and history professionals as they embark on such worthy efforts. Series: Interpreting History. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: GM; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759123731
ISBN
9780759123731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.24

Paperback. This work considers the visual languages, politics and poetics of personal appearance. "Dandyism" has been most closely associated with the 19th-century style of men such as Oscar Wilde. This book examines the wider influence of dandyism and considers its destablizing aesthetic effect. Editor(s): Fillin-Yeh, Susan. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFCA; JFCK; WJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726969
ISBN
9780814726969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. This new and revised edition includes new material on the legal issues and policies developed to protect displaced women, and addresses the increasingly recognised problem of internally displaced persons, focusing on the unique hardships for women who are forced from their homes. Series: Program in Migration and Refugee Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105894
ISBN
9780739105894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.61

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

€ 129.51

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
€ 13.41

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

€ 66.17

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

€ 66.10

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
€ 29.15

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

€ 109.33
€ 82.56

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
€ 26.63

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

€ 107.04

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

€ 112.38

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

€ 56.51

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
€ 33.37

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
€ 40.71

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

€ 19.52

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

€ 72.21

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

€ 21.98

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