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Paperback. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: "[A] commanding and important book."-Jill Lepore, The New Yorker Num Pages: 816 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337761
ISBN
9780393337761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MFG; PSX; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345070
ISBN
9780393345070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Hardback. Neuroscience and couples therapy come together to help couples break patterns of bad behavior. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JM; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393705751
ISBN
9780393705751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Emotional abuse and neglect are at the core of all types of child maltreatment, and have the most harmful effects on the physical and psychological development and well-being of children. Yet they are considered to be the most difficult to deal with by those who have the responsibility to protect and intervene in effective ways. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470011010
ISBN
9780470011010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.44

Paperback. This study of the conversion of tribal peoples to Christianity combines case studies with the contributors' theories, challenging anthropologists and sociologists to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078369
ISBN
9780520078369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. * An exploration of one of the thorniest, and most important, questions of contemporary social and political thought* Written in lively and accessbile style, this will appeal to a wide scholarly and educated audience. . Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; RNB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631188919
ISBN
9780631188919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09

Paperback. Gathers the philosophical writing on race produced by the luminaries of the European Enlightenment. This book explores through the primary texts the alliance between philosophy, anthropology and race. It attempts to show, through primary texts on matters of race, the 'dark' sides of the Enlightenment philosophy. Editor(s): Eze, Emmanuel Chukwudi. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DQ; HPC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201373
ISBN
9780631201373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. At a time when science is seen as an engine of economic growth, Paula Stephan brings a keen understanding of the cost benefit calculations made by individuals and institutions as they compete for resources and reputation in scientific fields. She highlights especially the growing gap between the biomedical sciences and physics/engineering." Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; KCG; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088160
ISBN
9780674088160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. The author argues that the fascism possessed a coherent ideology with deep roots in European civilization. Long before fascism became a political force, he maintains, it was a major cultural phenomenon. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044866
ISBN
9780691044866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.46

Paperback. Representations of Youth examines the various constructions of 'youth' and 'adolescence' in recent British and North American research. Mainstream and radical approaches have presented a series of 'crises' about young people in relation to, among other things, unemployment, 'teenage pregnancy' and 'delinquency'. Series: Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745602806
ISBN
9780745602806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. aeo Bourdieu is the leading sociologist and social theorist in France today. aeo The hardback edition has been widely reviewed and widely praised as a major work. aeo It discusses all the key figures in French intellectual life -- Foucault, Derrida, Levi--Strauss, etc. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608310
ISBN
9780745608310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.60

Paperback. * A very readable and accessible book which is also rigorous and well researched. * Written by Jon Silverman (BBC Home Affairs Correspondent) and David Wilson (former prison governor) -- public figures with many contacts in the press and media. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628899
ISBN
9780745628899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00

Paperback. * Why do people use drugs? * What happens when people are intoxicated? * Are we being medicated into normality? Drugs and intoxication have been facts of human life for millennia. Across the world, many people use illicit drugs, smoke, and drink alcohol. Yet very little has been written about their experiences. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635460
ISBN
9780745635460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Paperback. In this important new book, leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and art in the contemporary world. Our hyper-industrial epoch represents what Stiegler terms a 'katastroph of the sensible'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652672
ISBN
9780745652672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.40

Paperback. This is the first in-depth study of the relationship between the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and its own members. BIC Classification: JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 306 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745682921
ISBN
9780745682921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 400 color and b/w photographs, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323478
ISBN
9780764323478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.70
€ 56.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 525 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 307 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350757
ISBN
9780764350757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801481680
ISBN
9780801481680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Science in the Service of Human Rights presents a framework for debate on controversial questions surrounding scientific freedom and responsibility by illuminating the many critical points of intersection between human rights and science. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812221923
ISBN
9780812221923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indegenous Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656332
ISBN
9780816656332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

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