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Hardback. This work examines how an anthropological definition of culture shaped the central political and social narratives of the Cold War era. The author suggests that the emphasis on individualism in contemporary identity politics must be understood as a legacy of the Cold War liberalism of the 1950s. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847690572
ISBN
9780847690572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.28

paperback. Num Pages: 653 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1978
Number of pages
653
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349034932
ISBN
9781349034932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.08

Paperback. A reference work for all those concerned with the administration of higher education, this volume contains information on universities and other tertiary institutions worldwide. Num Pages: 834 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
19 Rev ed
Number of pages
834
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349120390
ISBN
9781349120390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Aitken, D. J. Num Pages: 610 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
15 Rev ed
Number of pages
610
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349038305
ISBN
9781349038305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Aerts, Diederik; Broekaert, Jan; Weyns, Willy. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; PSAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401037419
ISBN
9789401037419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.44

Paperback. This collection presents a broad and compelling overview of the most recent work in philosophy, politics, and psychoanalysis by a world-renowned figure in contemporary thought. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727631
ISBN
9780804727631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.94

Paperback. Through an analysis of films such as American Beauty, Blade Runner, Natural Born Killers, and Thelma and Louise, Carl Boggs and Thomas Pollard explore the historical and theoretical shift from the long era of modernity to an emergent postmodernity and examine its intersection with film culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532892
ISBN
9780742532892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.70

Paperback. Examines six hypotheses - animism, mysticism, formism, mechanism, contextualism, and organicism - and surveys the field of metaphysics. This book is suitable for use as a text in courses in metaphysics, types of philosophical theory, or present tendencies in philosophy. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1942
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520009943
ISBN
9780520009943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. This report, planned to be released annually, is about working through the real-life choices and practical constraints that make it difficult to address hunger effectively. It is aimed at policy makers in developing and developed countries, and Num Pages: 184 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 12. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755337
ISBN
9780804755337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. This work explains the nature and extent of contemporary world hunger, explaining why hunger still persists while agricultural production increases and genetic engineering revolutionizes food production and distribution. Series: Routledge Introductions to Development. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JFFC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRF0019223
ISBN
9780415137737
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 is a key arena for contemporary cultural and natural conservation. In case studies from across the globe, anthropologists with situated expertise in specific World Heritage sites explore the consequences of the World Heritage framework and the global spread of this heritage regime. Editor(s): Brumann, Christoph; Berliner, David. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330919
ISBN
9781785330919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.96

Paperback. Focuses on five general issues of health care for elderly population: the meaning of old age, the goals of medicine and health care for the elderly, the balance between the needs of the young and old, the pressures of other social priorities, and the role of families, especially the burden on women, in long-term care. Editor(s): Callahan, Daniel. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSP31; MBDC; MBP; MJX; MQCL4; MQCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406326
ISBN
9780878406326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.64

Hardback. Despite being beset by the power rivalries of the Cold War, the United Nations has two major achievements to its credit - as spokesman and champion of the Third World or South, and the tasks of international peacekeeping. This work is a study of the UN's past failures and future prospects. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333655825
ISBN
9780333655825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive account of the numerous attempts made since the Second World War to provide food security for all. It provides a reference source for all those involved and interested in food security issues. Num Pages: 530 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553552
ISBN
9780230553552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.64

Paperback. Identifies different ways of thinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international and global relations. Series: Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748632718
ISBN
9780748632718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Identifies different ways of thinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international and global relations. Series: Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748632701
ISBN
9780748632701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.48
€ 131.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461356080
ISBN
9781461356080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 208 x 18. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
United Nations
Condition
New
SKU
V9789211482621
ISBN
9789211482621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. A comprehensive introductory guide to development for students, teachers, volunteers and NGO workers. Including a discussion of the anti-WTO demonstrations in Seattle, the book examines issues surrounding development, industrialization and globalization in a historic context. Editor(s): Panayiotopoulos, Prodromos Ioannou; Capps, Gavin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 figures/27 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFS; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745314020
ISBN
9780745314020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.98

Hardcover. * Explores the development, content, and impact of world culture * Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present day * Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical research * Written in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar . Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226765
ISBN
9780631226765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.42

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