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Paperback. Explores the process through which wars in the modern age have been brought to a close. This book explains how US political decisions and military strategy and tactics in Iraq - the emphasis on punishing Iraqi leaders, not seeking a formal surrender, and the failure to maintain law and order - have delayed, and jeopardized an end to hostilities. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136679
- ISBN
- 9780231136679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.38
€ 29.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. Takes a view of Vivian Paley's many books and articles, charting the evolution of Paley's thinking while revealing the seminal characteristics of her teaching philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNLA; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226115245
- ISBN
- 9780226115245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.05
€ 32.99
€ 26.05
Hardback. 'Solidarity' has been a mobilising word since the mid-19th century, conjuring images of united action in pursuit of social justice. This title explores this concept and raises the question of whether solidarity among strangers is a meaningful aspiration in our globalising age. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640294
- ISBN
- 9780748640294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.29€ 120.22
€ 129.29
€ 120.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850431114
- ISBN
- 9781850431114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.80€ 137.39
€ 152.80
€ 137.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422842
- ISBN
- 9781847422842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.01
€ 33.99
€ 33.01
Paperback. With its cold war enemies led by dictators who promoted the myth of their heroic leadership, how might democratic America respond? Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612260
- ISBN
- 9780748612260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.63
€ 42.99
€ 37.63
Hardback. Mario Erasmo creatively explores the nexus between classical and contemporary approaches to dying, death and interment. From theme funerals in St Louis to Etruscan sarcophagi, he offers a rich and insightful discussion of finitude across the ages. Series: Ancients and Moderns. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855564
- ISBN
- 9781848855564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.66€ 101.25
€ 111.66
€ 101.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; GBC; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694846
- ISBN
- 9780748694846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.66€ 103.50
€ 111.66
€ 103.50
Hardcover. Only the American right has ever really recognised the potency of the American left. This book details the left's achievements, including the welfare state, opposing militarism, reshaping of American culture, black rights and civil liberties, awakening the USA to the dangers of fascism and great public enterprises such as the late Twin Towers. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668878
- ISBN
- 9780748668878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.66€ 103.24
€ 111.66
€ 103.24
Paperback. This book reports the findings of a study of over a thousand unemployed men living in England in October 1971. Num Pages: 208 pages, figs.tabs. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270. Scarce. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear to covers, with label to top spine. Library stamp to ffep otherwise remains a nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- SKU
- KSG0018826
- ISBN
- 9780521098182
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. The radical changes in the behaviour of organised teachers and their significance for British politics in the 1970s, are assessed in this important study. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Weight in Grams: 319. Fine in good dust wrapper. DW showing some wear and with label to top spine. Library stamp to ffep otherwse clean and remains a fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- SKU
- KSG0018838
- ISBN
- 9780521087391
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. Analysis of the nationally broadcast radio program "Focus on the Family" that argues that the Christian right's popularity stems from its resistance to the increasing influence of market forces in the welfare state, the electoral system, and the public sphere. The book provides a needed contribution to sociopolitical studies of mass movements. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JPV; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Copyright 2000
- SKU
- KRS0018729
- ISBN
- 9780822325413
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Bad writing is bad for science. The problem is so significant that clear writing has become a legal requirement for federal agencies, thanks to the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which requires that writing be accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand. This book shows how to produce such clear, concise scientific prose. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; JNZ; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226026374
- ISBN
- 9780226026374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00
€ 21.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Steinberg, M. S. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226533995
- ISBN
- 9780226533995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 46.16
€ 52.89
€ 46.16
Hardcover. This text explores the rise in inequality in recent years. It includes empirical material on all the key dimensions of inequality (including class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability), and considers theoretical approaches to the study of these dimensions of social stratification and difference. Series: Skills-Based Sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 4KL; 4KVN; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 246 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333671917
- ISBN
- 9780333671917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 31.10
€ 50.99
€ 31.10
Hardcover. In the INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY series, this text charts the changing position of women in Malaysia. Divided into three sections, each of which corresponds to a different theme such as the role of the state in agricultural modernisation and its impact on rural women. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFFK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719220
- ISBN
- 9780333719220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Born out of the excitement of a convergence of ideas and passions, this book provides a synthesis of the work of researchers, clinicians, and theoreticians who are leaders in the field of trauma, attachment, and psychotherapy. Editor(s): Siegel, Daniel J.; Solomon, Marion. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JM; MJN; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393703962
- ISBN
- 9780393703962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardback. SATs, ACTs, GPAs. Everyone knows that these scores can't tell a college everything that's important about an applicant. But what else should admissions officers look for, and how can they know it when they see it? This title offers a practical approach to college admissions testing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JNKA; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674048232
- ISBN
- 9780674048232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardback.
In this important new book, the leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and aesthetics in our contemporary hyperindustrial age. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652641
- ISBN
- 9780745652641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. This analysis of the causes of racial and ethnic conflict in American cities between 1877-1914 presents evidence that suggests that the explanation for ethnic unrest is to be found in competition processes. Editor(s): Olzak, Susan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723374
- ISBN
- 9780804723374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90