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Paperback. Why States Matter introduces students to the very tangible and constantly evolving implications, limitations, and foundations of America's state political institutions, and accessibly explains the ways that the political powers of the states manifest themselves in the cultures, economies, and lives of everyday Americans, and always will. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 charts, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442268067
ISBN
9781442268067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.88

Hardcover. Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality? In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of sexuality studies through a distinctively cultural lens. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670393
ISBN
9780745670393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 277 pages, 27 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137533920
ISBN
9781137533920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. Through case studies of academic institutions the volume illustrates how transmission of ideas is an extremely complex process, and the outcome of such efforts depends not just on the strategies adopted by backers of those ideologies but equally on the characteristics of the receipt communities. Editor(s): Bano, Masooda; Sakurai, Keiko. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HRH; HRHP; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474424165
ISBN
9781474424165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardback. American Routes provides a comparative and historical analysis of the migration and integration of white and free black refugees from nineteenth century St. Domingue/Haiti to Louisiana and follows the progress of their descendants over the course of two hundred years. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190624750
ISBN
9780190624750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138644151
ISBN
9781138644151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Hunefeldt, Christine; Kokotovic, Misha. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195649
ISBN
9781845195649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Explains the critical centrality of Asia in the new millennium, marking the end of US hegemony and financial globalisation. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594517419
ISBN
9781594517419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.02
€ 123.68

Paperback. This book explores the complex relationship between family change and public policy responses in EU member states and candidate countries. It combines broad-brush scrutiny of demographic trends, policy contexts and debates in contemporary European societies with a fine-grain analysis of the attitudes, perceptions and experiences of families. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344717
ISBN
9781861344717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. A study of the problem faced by feminists arguing for political rights in the context of liberal democracy. They argued that the differences between men and women were irrelevant for citizenship, yet by acting on behalf of women, they introduced the very idea of difference they sought to eliminate. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JPA; JPFK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674639317
ISBN
9780674639317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.90

Paperback. Last Season of Innocence discusses the lives of the preteens and teenagers who were in junior high school, high school, and the first year of college in the 1960s. Brooks offers a unique account of this much-chronicled decade by examining the experiences of these often overlooked young people. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442255951
ISBN
9781442255951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.75

Hardback. In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to the vita activa is producing a crisis in our sense of time. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509516049
ISBN
9781509516049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 51.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475798340
ISBN
9781475798340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 38.61

Hardback. Series: Anthropological Studies of Education. Num Pages: 149 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 329.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137591425
ISBN
9781137591425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. Reveals how international institutions have played a seminal role in the development, diffusion, and implementation of pension reforms that are transforming the postwar social contract in more than thirty countries worldwide, including the United States. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPH; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 283 x 2. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136974
ISBN
9780691136974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. States are inherently and fundamentally geographical. Sovereignty is based on control of territory. This book uses Song China to explain how a pre-industrial regime organized itself spatially in order to exercise authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones; 9 line art; 37 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
396
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056022
ISBN
9780674056022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158527
ISBN
9780231158527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. The Australian Aboriginal art is considered to be an important contemporary art movement, often promoted as being connected to a deep cultural past. This title provides an analysis of the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production of Aboriginal art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACBK; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845206574
ISBN
9781845206574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback. "This book synthesizes three decades of academic advising into a user-friendly guide, detailing the path from high school, to selecting the right colleges, to the application process, to thriving as an undergraduate. Writing tips demystify the college admission essay, offering step-by-step guidance from prewriting to revision"-- Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKA; JNM; VSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
SuperCollege
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617601163
ISBN
9781617601163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. This text examines actual attempts to "prepare" for catastrophes and finds that the policies adopted by corporations and government agencies are fundamentally rhetorical: the plans have no chance to succeed, yet they serve both the organizations and the public as symbols of control and stability. Num Pages: 230 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109428
ISBN
9780226109428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

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