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hardcover. In the Old Testament book of Job, the pious Job is made to suffer for no apparent reason. The heart of the story is Job's quest to understand why he must bear, and why God would allow, such misery. This book presents a Marxist interpretation of Job's story. Translator(s): Mandarini, Matteo. Series: New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 207 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346227
ISBN
9780822346227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.63

hardcover. An ethnography examining the history of Korean adoption to West, the emergence of a distinctive adoptee collective identity, and adoptee returns to Korea in relation to South Korean modernity and globalization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346838
ISBN
9780822346838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.23

hardcover. A cultural history describing how folklore studies and the music industry helped to create a "musical color line" in the South, associating certain genres with particular racial and ethnic identities. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1. Ausgabe.
SKU
V9780822346890
ISBN
9780822346890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.12

paperback. In Punk and Revolution Shane Greene radically uproots punk from its place in Western culture to situate it as a crucial element in Peru's culture of subversive militancy and political violence. Experimenting with form and content, Greene redefines how we think about punk subculture and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 63 illustrations, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGU; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362746
ISBN
9780822362746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.91

hardcover. Editor(s): Christie, Deborah. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823234462
ISBN
9780823234462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.15

Hardcover. Laszlo Bardossy, the Hungarian prime minister who proclaimed war against the Soviet Union and was later executed as a war criminal, remains a controversial figure. Pal Pritz offers readers a rare, balanced interpretation of his life, along with documents from his postwar trial. Num Pages: 230 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; JWXK; LAZ; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335492
ISBN
9780880335492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.00
€ 39.52

Paperback. Uses extensive surveys with North Korean refugees now living in China or South Korea, to provide extraordinary insight into the changing pathways to power, wealth, and status within North Korea. These testimonies provide an invaluable interpretation of th Num Pages: 256 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JFFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324389
ISBN
9780881324389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

paperback. Editor(s): Carberry, Edward J. Series: LERA Research Volume. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780913447031
ISBN
9780913447031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) is a critical course for social work students because it introduces them to the very specific person-in-environment, biopsychosocial perspective that sets social work apart from other helping professions. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 191 x 29. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118176948
ISBN
9781118176948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.33

Hardback. Explores giftedness from early childhood through the elder years. Focusing on the practical implications of theoretical perspectives and empirical findings, this book examines prediction and measurement, diversity issues, and psychosocial factors as they relate to developing talent in different domains. Editor(s): Horowitz, Frances Degen; Subotnik, Rena F.; Matthews, Dona J. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433804144
ISBN
9781433804144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.38
€ 52.02

hardcover. Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus"; reflections on the representation of a black female icon Editor(s): Willis, Deborah. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439902042
ISBN
9781439902042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.82

Paperback. The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. Editor(s): Twigg, Julia; Wolkowitz, Carol; Cohen, Rachel Lara; Nettleton, Sarah. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 182 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444349870
ISBN
9781444349870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 29.08

hardcover. As the world faces another water crisis, it is easy to understand why this precious and highly-disputed resource could determine the fate of entire nations. In reality, however, water conflicts rarely result in violence and more often lead to collaborative governance, however precarious. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509504619
ISBN
9781509504619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.41

Paperback. A guide to mentoring relationships written exclusively for graduate students. Authors Johnson and Huwe draw directly from their own experiences as mentor and protege to advise students on finding a mentor and maintaining the mentor relationship throughout graduate school. Num Pages: 216 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557989758
ISBN
9781557989758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.19

paperback. Gives accounts by women on active duty, retired officers, women who have worked for the armed forces in a civilian capacity, and civilian academics. This book dispels many of the myths about women and the military and explores the reasons for the persistence of misconceptions in the face of increased female participation. Editor(s): Stiehm, Judith Hicks. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394567
ISBN
9781566394567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

hardcover. Max Weber's sociological theories of secularization have vastly influenced the study of Protestant belief. This work offers a multifaceted understanding of secularization within the broader context of nineteenth-century liberal Protestantism. It reconstructs Weber's original writings to highlight Protestant motifs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRCC2; HRCC9; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589661639
ISBN
9781589661639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.60

paperback. Pilipino Cultural Nights at American campuses have been a rite of passage for youth culture and a source of local community pride since the 1980s. This title uses interviews and participant observer techniques to consider the relationship between the invention of performance repertoire and the development of diasporic identification. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; AS; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137299
ISBN
9781592137299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.80

hardcover. Reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before Chinese superstar Yao Ming turned pro. Drawing on interviews with players and coaches, this book takes readers back to San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s, when young Chinese American men and women developed a new approach to the game - with fast breaks. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 Halftones, 1 Figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592139422
ISBN
9781592139422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.59

hardcover. The collected speeches of Dartmouth's sixteenth president Editor(s): Culbert, Sheila. Num Pages: 276 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611683325
ISBN
9781611683325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.60

paperback. A study of the American imaginary in transnational America Editor(s): Bieger, Laura; Saldivar, Ramon; Voelz, Johannes. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611684070
ISBN
9781611684070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.89

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