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Society & social sciences
Paperback. How do we remember persons, objects, and events? This volume explores the dynamics of cultural memory in a variety of contexts. The authors show how memory is shaped, and how it operates in uniting society and creating images, pointing to the relationship between memory and culture. Editor(s): Ben-Amos, Dan; Weissberg, Liliane; Welssberg, Liliane. Num Pages: 304 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814327531
- ISBN
- 9780814327531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50
Hardcover. This textbook on vision reflects the integrated computational approach of modern research scientists, combining psychological, computational and neuroscientific perspectives. It covers topics from early neural processing of image structure in the retina to high-level visual attention and awareness. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 225 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262161831
- ISBN
- 9780262161831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.07€ 175.33
€ 182.07
€ 175.33
Hardcover. This is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 195 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471758235
- ISBN
- 9780471758235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.22
€ 178.22
Paperback. Offers ways to conceptualize biopolitics as the ground for today's reformulation of governance Editor(s): Clough, Patricia Ticineto; Willse, Craig. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822350170
- ISBN
- 9780822350170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.78
€ 41.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. Seventh edition was published as: Power & society: an introduction to the social sciences / Thomas R. Dye. Belmont: Wadsworth Pub. Co., A1996. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Edition
- 14th Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305576728
- ISBN
- 9781305576728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 285.58
€ 285.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; ACX; JFF; JKS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Minor Compositions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570273032
- ISBN
- 9781570273032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.40
€ 26.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. A practical manual for teachers, to be used directly in the classroom. The book begins with a series of poetry games, designed to warm up creativity and strengthen the imagination. These are followed by a a series of creative poetry workshops. Num Pages: 82 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHN; JNLC; JNU; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853469152
- ISBN
- 9781853469152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.35
€ 43.35
paperback. There is nothing that terrorized Russian and Chinese-backed guerrillas fighting Rhodesia's bush war in the 1970s more than the famed Selous Scouts. Members of this elite unit would slip silently into the shadows of the night to seek and destroy real terrorist gangs. Three Sips of Gin follows Tim Bax on his missions into the silence of the shadows. Num Pages: 448 pages, 100 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; JWDG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384293
- ISBN
- 9781909384293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.28
€ 57.28
Paperback. A central figure in Western history and American political thought, Thomas Paine continues to provoke debate among politicians and scholars. This volume contains Paine's Common Sense in its entirety, including the oft-ignored Appendix, as well as selections from his other major writings: The American Crisis, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Calvert, Jane E. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300167450
- ISBN
- 9780300167450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Taking into account wars waged by virtually all civilizations since the beginning of recorded history, the author finds that despite enormous cultural differences, war was conducted in distinctly similar ways right up to the Military Revolution and the pursuit of technological warfare in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300197174
- ISBN
- 9780300197174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Presents the life of the wife of the sixth president, covering her early life abroad, her diplomatic mission in Russia, her role as a famous Washington hostess, and her participation in the political and social events of her time. Editor(s): Michelmore, David L. Num Pages: 432 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300212563
- ISBN
- 9780300212563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. How did individual Americans respond to the shock of President Lincoln's assassination? Diaries, letters, and intimate writings reveal a complicated, untold story Num Pages: 408 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300219753
- ISBN
- 9780300219753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. This book offers a new account of the British Empire's greatest failure and its most disturbing legacy. Using a wide range of published and archival sources, this study of racial discourse from 1870 to 1914 argues that race, then as now, was a contested territory within the metropolitan culture. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; Mackenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719033575
- ISBN
- 9780719033575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.76
€ 29.99
€ 6.76
Paperback. Designed to accompany the OU course "From Enlightenment to Romanticism", this anthology provides primary and secondary sources on changing landscapes, new forms of knowledge, conceptions of art and the artist and the exotic and Oriential. Introductory sections explain the context of the sources. Editor(s): Donnachie, Ian; Lavin, Carmen (Open Unviersity). Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719066733
- ISBN
- 9780719066733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 7.28
€ 25.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. An up-to-date account of Britain's uneasy relationship with the EU and of its impact upon British government and politics. Series Editor(s): Jones, Bill. Series: Politics Today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719071799
- ISBN
- 9780719071799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Hardback. Calculating compassion examines the origins of British relief work in late-nineteenth-century wars on the continent and the fringes of Empire. The author draws on new archival research to reveal the preoccupations of nineteenth-century relief workers, and the legacies for relief work today. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand. Series: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719078101
- ISBN
- 9780719078101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Hardback. This book provides a detailed analysis of the aims, character and trajectory of the ideology of liberal internationalism in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. The book has a genuinely interdisciplinary appeal and is relevant to students of International Relations, British history and international law. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719079092
- ISBN
- 9780719079092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. A comprehensive reference book for anyone interested in Britiush politics, covering modern history, institutions, ideas, key terms and key political biographies. Series Editor(s): Jones, Bill. Series: Politics Today. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719079405
- ISBN
- 9780719079405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.75
€ 6.75
Paperback. A conversation about what Enghlish national identity actually means. Editor(s): Aughey, Arthur; Berberich, Christine. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719079610
- ISBN
- 9780719079610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. Looks beyond the sound and fury of the 2010 British general election campaign in search of the deeper causes and long-term consequences of the poll, placing the election in a broader context. Editor(s): Baldini, Gianfranco; Hopkin, Jonathan. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JPHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719083709
- ISBN
- 9780719083709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.75
€ 6.75