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Paperback. This book explores the growing trend among top universities to focus attention on the quality of post-graduate education and the success of the educators. It uses pioneering examples, ranging from classroom-level initiatives to university-wide projects. Editor(s): Castanho, Miguel A. R. B.; Guner-Akdogan, Gul. Series: Mentoring in Academia and Industry. Num Pages: 91 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461405672
- ISBN
- 9781461405672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.77
€ 60.77
Hardback. Before Machiavelli, political freedom was approached as a problem of the best distribution of the functions of ruler and ruled. This text reveals Machiavelli's legacy to modernity as the recognition of an irreconcilable tension between the demands of freedom and the imperatives of morality. Series: Topoi Library. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365334
- ISBN
- 9780792365334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.57
€ 187.57
Paperback. Series: Topoi Library. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048155477
- ISBN
- 9789048155477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.53
€ 181.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Palacios, Miguel H. Num Pages: 135 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607417941
- ISBN
- 9781607417941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.96€ 99.57
€ 145.96
€ 99.57
Paperback. An insider's view of the idealism, anger and vitality of the much-maligned group known as the Young Lords as they rose to become the most respected and powerful voice of Latin American empowerment in the US. From their emergence in the 60's to their fracture in 1972, this is the story of how one group took on the establishment - and won. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535593
- ISBN
- 9780813535593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.02
€ 41.99
€ 37.02
Hardcover. This original and thought-provoking collection of case studies examines some of the ways in which migration, and the concomitant processes of ecological and social change, have shaped and continue to shape human-environment relations in Amazonia. Editor(s): Alexiades, Miguel N. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 310 pages, 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFFN; JHMP; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455637
- ISBN
- 9781845455637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.62
€ 152.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Owens, Miguel. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; MBNH2; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634839082
- ISBN
- 9781634839082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.33€ 140.00
€ 188.33
€ 140.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856305581
- ISBN
- 9783856305581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.55
€ 21.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. A history of the oil industry s rise in Venezuela focused especially on the experiences and perceptions of industry employees, both American and Venezuelan. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JJ; JFC; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344193
- ISBN
- 9780822344193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. The construction of masculinity is becoming a field of growing interest because it is opening up new and fascinating perspectives, thus adding a further dimension to Gender Studies. However, so far the analysis has focused mostly on homosexuality. By contrast, the author examines social processes and relations that constitute hegemonic masculinity. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DSP; JFSJ2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818911
- ISBN
- 9781571818911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.95
€ 32.99
€ 29.95
Hardback. Although the post-colonial situation has attracted considerable interest over recent years, one important colonial power - Portugal - has not been given any attention. This volume explores notions of ethnicity, "race", culture, and nation in the context of the debate on colonialism and postcolonialism. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571816078
- ISBN
- 9781571816078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.22
€ 151.22
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826498779
- ISBN
- 9780826498779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. A study of Machiavelli's theory of politics and history which takes as its basis a radical theory of freedom as non-domination and a philosophy that gives priority to events over forms. Series: Commonalities (FUP). Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823255948
- ISBN
- 9780823255948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Takes up Foucault's hypothesis that liberal "civil society," far from being a sphere of natural freedoms, designates the social spaces where our biological lives come under new forms of control, and are invested with new forms of biopower. Series: Commonalities (FUP). Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256020
- ISBN
- 9780823256020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629489117
- ISBN
- 9781629489117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.33€ 127.56
€ 188.33
€ 127.56
Hardback. Covering work practices, work-life balance, childcare, poverty, domestic violence, social inclusion, immigration and disability, this book explores family policies in different countries, including challenges to developing, implementing and evaluating them. Editor(s): Robila, Mihaela. Num Pages: 495 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461467700
- ISBN
- 9781461467700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.70
€ 184.70
Paperback. Covering work practices, work-life balance, childcare, poverty, domestic violence, social inclusion, immigration and disability, this book explores family policies in different countries, including challenges to developing, implementing and evaluating them. Editor(s): Robila, Mihaela. Num Pages: 495 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN; JMC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 181 x 27. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493922253
- ISBN
- 9781493922253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.42
€ 132.42
Hardback. Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying 'sorry'. Editor(s): Mihai, Mihaela; Thaler, Mathias. Series: Rhetoric, Politics and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustration. BIC Classification: JMH; JPQ; JPVR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343710
- ISBN
- 9781137343710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176507
- ISBN
- 9780231176507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.98€ 55.86
€ 72.98
€ 55.86
Hardcover. This book provides an innovative interpretation of Hans J. Morgenthau's contribution to international relations, and argues that the concepts of meaning, power as meaning imposition, disenchantment and re-enchantment are central to Morgenthau's theory. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576070
- ISBN
- 9780230576070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54