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Hardback. James K Polk is described as a spoilsman who appointed officers based upon their party affiliation rather than their qualifications. This book asserts that Polk followed an existing pattern of nomination that dated back to the beginning of the republic, in which the chief executives looked to qualifications first and loyalty to the party second. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761834502
- ISBN
- 9780761834502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.42
€ 97.42
Hardback. In Bhutan, medical patients engage a variety of healing practices to seek cures for their ailments. The Patient Multiple delves into the context of patients' daily lives and decision-making processes, showing how these unique mountain cultures are finding paths to health among a changing and multifaceted medical topography. Series: Wyse Series in Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 274 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKH; JHMC; MBP; MX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333941
- ISBN
- 9781785333941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.50
€ 153.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855750081
- ISBN
- 9781855750081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. A text on socio-political violence that highlights the human experience of domination, resistance and terror as they are woven into the fabric of everyday life. It takes the reader from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East to Asia to capture the cultural construction of socio-political violence. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Martin, JoAnn. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073166
- ISBN
- 9780520073166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.26
€ 38.99
€ 28.26
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118062
- ISBN
- 9780691118062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.07€ 42.00
€ 53.07
€ 42.00
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478215
- ISBN
- 9780801478215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardcover. The Pathfinder Companion, launched to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Pathfinder Force in 1942, highlights the raids and the losses, the successes and failures, the terror and the turmoil these men endured, as well as the inevitable humour in the face of tremendous adversity. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908117342
- ISBN
- 9781908117342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.02
€ 41.99
€ 37.02
Paperback. The extraordinary account of Margaret Thatcher's life up to her dramatic election as the first woman Prime Minister of England in 1979. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456628
- ISBN
- 9780007456628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Takes us on a journey into an iconic Western landscape - northern New Mexico's Espanola Valley, home to the highest rate of heroin addiction and fatal overdoses in the United States. This title chronicles the lives of several Hispano addicts, introducing us to the intimate, physical, and institutional dependencies in which they are entangled. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262089
- ISBN
- 9780520262089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Pasteur's success depended upon a whole network of forces, including the public hygiene movement, the medical profession and colonial interests. It is the operation of these forces, in combination with the talent of Pasteur, that Latour sets out as a prime example of science in action. Translator(s): Sheridan, Alan; Law, John. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JHM; MBN; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Paberback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674657618
- ISBN
- 9780674657618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.87
€ 49.99
€ 41.87
Hardcover. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 262 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Har/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810881471
- ISBN
- 9780810881471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.58
€ 163.58
Paperback. By examining oral history collected during two years of fieldwork, anthropologist Rebecca Bryant investigates why the 2003 opening of the ceasefire line dividing Cyprus has not led the country any closer to reunification, and how in many ways it has driven the two communities of the island farther apart. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JFC; JHMP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222319
- ISBN
- 9780812222319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Addresses some of the most pressing social and political issues: the consequences of the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union; the resurgence of nationalism and right-wing violence in Europe; and, the prospects for a transformation of international relations and the building of a more peaceful world order. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614540
- ISBN
- 9780745614540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.25
€ 24.25
Paperback. An anthology to treat the role that emotions play, don't play, and ought to play in the practice and conception of law and justice. It contributes to the efforts to humanize law and reveals how this previously unacknowledged aspect of decision-making exerts a much greater impact on justice and the practice of law than most tend, or like, to think. Editor(s): Bandes, Susan. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814713068
- ISBN
- 9780814713068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202269
- ISBN
- 9780872202269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807031438
- ISBN
- 9780807031438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.55
€ 20.99
€ 20.55
Hardback. This is the first biography of Abel-Smith. It takes a historical perspective to analyse the development of health and social welfare systems since the 1950s, exposing the critical impact of long-running debates on poverty and state responsibility, especially in Britain. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314844
- ISBN
- 9781447314844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.07€ 42.00
€ 53.07
€ 42.00
Paperback. Compiles profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951627
- ISBN
- 9781845951627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Considers the 'dark side' of motivation, including the roles of addiction, obsession, sex and death. This book revisits the suppressed roots of motivation in offering an alternative understanding of desire. It brings arguments to bear on topics as diverse as pizzas, football management and blowjobs. Editor(s): Brewis, Joanna; Linstead, Stephen; Boje, David M.; O'Shea, Tony. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763001618
- ISBN
- 9788763001618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.95
€ 32.99
€ 23.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781680698
- ISBN
- 9781781680698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.95
€ 11.99
€ 10.95