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Paperback. Explores the theme of gambling in a wide range of nineteenth-century English novels. This book also considers the significance of gambling in the novels within the wider context of the development of Victorian society. It is a useful reading for those interested in the development of English society and culture in the Victorian era. Num Pages: 264 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192112
- ISBN
- 9781845192112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.19
€ 38.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. Provides feminist discussion of fashion and feminism. This book analyses historical background to male and female clothing across a variety of cultures and societies. It investigates symbolism behind fashion. It features an analysis of links between fashion and pornography. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192136
- ISBN
- 9781845192136
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Condition: New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00
Paperback. Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim community in the world. This book provides a perspective about contemporary Islam in Indonesia through discussing two outstanding streams of thought and movements - Islamic modernism and radical Islamic fundamentalism. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192143
- ISBN
- 9781845192143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.44
€ 35.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Prevented from leaving their country for over 45 years, citizens of Republic of Albania emigrated en masse during 1990s and exodus continues. According to 2001 census, one in five Albanians was a migrant living abroad. This work reflects diversity of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches deployed by researchers studying this phenomenon. Editor(s): King, Russell; Mai, Nicola; Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie. Num Pages: 218 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; 3JJ; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192204
- ISBN
- 9781845192204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Although political culture is not sole explanatory factor in development of US policy toward Israel, it has played a key role in serving to shape and define American approach to foreign affairs. This book explains American commitment to Israel within a framework of political culture. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192327
- ISBN
- 9781845192327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Paperback. Uncovers the true force behind most of the political processes in the Middle East. This book focuses on King Hussein's deep concern for the future of the last Hashemite monarchy, together with his own set of personal and ideological convictions, as they impacted on many of his strategic decisions and their contribution to the formation of Jordan. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192372
- ISBN
- 9781845192372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.40
€ 41.40
Paperback. Recounts the author's experiences in the cauldron of change that was California in 1969, including his encounters with some of the leading minds of that time. This book combines the author's accounts of his experiences with his own search for answers to fundamental questions about the human condition. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192754
- ISBN
- 9781845192754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.54
€ 38.54
Hardback. Provides an analytical account of the implications of interactive participation in the construction of media content. This work seeks to critically assess Internet news production. It is suitable for those engaged in the debate over Web reporting and citizen journalism. Editor(s): Tunney, Sean; Monaghan, Garrett. Num Pages: 347 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192785
- ISBN
- 9781845192785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.05
€ 61.05
Paperback. Provides an analytical account of the implications of interactive participation in the construction of media content. This work seeks to critically assess Internet news production. It is suitable for those engaged in the debate over Web reporting and citizen journalism. Editor(s): Tunney, Sean; Monaghan, Garrett. Num Pages: 347 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192792
- ISBN
- 9781845192792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.61
€ 45.61
Hardback. Explores movies on old age by old filmmakers, and movies on old age by younger artists. This title focuses on the cinematic representation of ageing from within, and examines the ways ageing is viewed from the outside. It is suitable for students and scholars of cinema, humanistic gerontology, psychology of art, and the sociology of old age. Num Pages: 140 pages, illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192808
- ISBN
- 9781845192808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.44
€ 156.44
Hardback. Villages and towns in the Victorian era saw an expansion in educational provision, and witnessed the rise of the elementary teaching profession, often provided by local clergymen. This book investigates the social and economic relationships of such clergymen and teachers who worked co-operatively and at times in competition with each other. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192952
- ISBN
- 9781845192952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.44
€ 156.44
Hardback. Throughout the nineteenth century, British governments engaged in a global campaign against the slave trade. They sought through coercion and diplomacy to suppress the trade on the high seas and in Africa and Asia. This collection of essays examines the role played by individuals and institutions in the diplomacy of suppression. Editor(s): Hamilton, Keith; Salmon, Patrick. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition - Second Impression
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192983
- ISBN
- 9781845192983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.71
€ 95.71
Hardcover. Explores the role played by the Female Section of the Spanish Fascist Party (Seccion Femenina de la Falange - SF) in promoting women's political and professional rights within the authoritarian Franco regime in Spain. This title demonstrates how the SF's national leadership promoted an autonomous social and political agenda. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSJ1; JPFQ; JPL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193140
- ISBN
- 9781845193140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.54
€ 157.54
Hardcover. Suitable for those conducting primary research in the implementation of diversity regulation. This book allows cross-cultural understanding of issues surrounding diversity and its management in society. Editor(s): Kuchler, Susanne; Wallman, Sandra. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; JFSL1; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193171
- ISBN
- 9781845193171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.18
€ 157.18
Hardcover. Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer and Kant, have assumed that there is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to people. This title examines the relationships between animal abuse and child abuse, the emotional development of the child, family violence, and serial murder. Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew. Num Pages: 346 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193249
- ISBN
- 9781845193249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.54
€ 157.54
Paperback. A book about reading women's poems, rather than forming theories about them. Beginning with Katherine Philips, the first Englishwoman to achieve fame as a poet, it covers three centuries to the work of Marianne Moore and Stevie Smith, but does not include the many living women poets who deserve a volume to themselves. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193348
- ISBN
- 9781845193348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.88
€ 39.88
Hardcover. Throughout history Jerusalem and its Holy Places have witnessed fierce religious controversy and political dispute. This study analyses an international and diplomatic perspective which highlights the state/national (territorial) versus global/transnational approach to Jerusalem with respect to possession and the right to worship. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193355
- ISBN
- 9781845193355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.54
€ 157.54
Hardcover. What is the source of a book's perceived greatness and why do certain books become part of the accepted canon? This book presents a fresh perspective on these questions: against prevalent approaches, it explains a work's reputation in terms of its aesthetic qualities or as the result of dictates by social hegemonies (the power view). Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193683
- ISBN
- 9781845193683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.54
€ 157.54
Hardcover. Offers an analysis on how Great Britain and the United States confronted the initial emergence of fundamentalist Islam with the occupation of the Holy Mosque in Mecca and Khomenei's revolution in Iran. Despite the loss of Iran, the United States and Britain managed to secure the Arab side of the Persian Gulf in the Western camp. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBX; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193713
- ISBN
- 9781845193713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.44
€ 156.44
Hardcover. Examines the different aspects that characterise a war, from the centre of gravity to be attacked to the elements constituting military decision, as they are manifested in 'simple' symmetrical wars; asymmetrical wars versus a state opponent; guerrilla warfare; parallel warfare; and next generation warfare. Num Pages: 146 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193782
- ISBN
- 9781845193782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.44
€ 156.44