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Paperback. Investigates how childbirth became medicalized in Africa. Featuring stories about autopsies and bicycles, obstetric surgery and male initiation, this title reveals how concerns about strange objects and procedures fashioned the hybrid social world of colonialism and its aftermath in Mobutu's Zaire. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 496 pages, 47 b&w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 238 x 38. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 62041st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323662
- ISBN
- 9780822323662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
paperback. Considers how interdisciplinary collaboration between anthropology and queer studies might enrich both fields. This book provides several in-depth case studies, primarily concerning the lives of Indonesian men who term themselves gay (an Indonesian-language word that overlaps with, but does not correspond exactly to, English "gay"). Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822339915
- ISBN
- 9780822339915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. Investigations into how the brain actually works have led to remarkable discoveries and these findings carry profound implications for interpreting literature. This study applies recent breakthroughs from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology in order to deepen our understanding of John Donne's Songs and Sonnets. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308337
- ISBN
- 9781137308337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Paperback. Mindfulness - once an ancient practice honed in Buddhist monasteries - is now a mainstream, evidence based, secular intervention employed by trained health and mental health professionals worldwide. If you are a professional interested in teaching mindfulness, this book provides you with what you need to get started right away. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- New Harbinger Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626251397
- ISBN
- 9781626251397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 55.72
€ 65.40
€ 55.72
Paperback. This book is for pediatric psychologists, pediatricians, family medicine practitioners, physician's assistants, nurse specialists, pediatric subspecialists, and students in these fields-and for family members dedicated to helping their children cope with medical procedures and to getting the best possible medical care. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; MJW; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411125
- ISBN
- 9781421411125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
Paperback. This is an introduction to Jacques Lacan's approach to therapy, from the point of view of a practitioner faced with the question of diagnosis. How it is done and how it differs from other forms of therapy is examined, and many of his theoretical notions are explored and explained. Num Pages: 318 pages, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674135369
- ISBN
- 9780674135369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.12
€ 41.99
€ 35.12
Hardback. Freud's central theories explained in the context of modern therapy. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393711967
- ISBN
- 9780393711967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.29
€ 47.99
€ 43.29
Paperback. A "revolution" in the cognitive sciences has irrevocable transformed our basic understanding of the mind, establishing that imagination is both central to cognition and that imagination is an orderly, systematic, embodied process. This book applies this understanding to the discipline of law. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; LAB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902227
- ISBN
- 9780226902227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Hardback. This is an intellectual biography of Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709-85), who emerges as a central figure in the history of republican thought in the era of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727891
- ISBN
- 9780804727891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. Written by civil rights historian Adam Fairclough, this book chronicles the odyssey of black teachers in the South from emancipation in 1865 to integration 100 years later. Built from stories of real men and women, it explores how teachers inspired generations of children, instilling values that nourished racial pride and a desire for equality. Num Pages: 422 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 43. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023079
- ISBN
- 9780674023079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardcover. Focuses on the use and adaptive reuse of everyday buildings in Oakland, California, to make the city a better place for children. She introduces us to the women who were determined to mitigate the burdens placed on working-class families by an indifferent industrial capitalist economy. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 120 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMVD; JFSJ1; JKSB1; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226311289
- ISBN
- 9780226311289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.43
€ 51.99
€ 40.43
paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9780816674626
- ISBN
- 9780816674626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659926
- ISBN
- 9780674659926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.75
€ 24.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. This book shows how carefully planned and assessed treatment can help traumatized children. It outlines how to set up a process for measuring a child's progress towards recovery. Uniquely, the book describes a practical outcomes-based approach that can be provided by an integrated multi-disciplinary team. Series Editor(s): Tomlinson, Patrick. Series: Delivering Recovery. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103301
- ISBN
- 9781843103301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. The classic child welfare text on understanding the experience of children in an out of home placement and how to help them. It explains relevant psychological theory and provides practical guidance on how to provide the best care. Case studies and exercises feature throughout. BIC Classification: JKSF. Dimension: 254 x 177. Weight in Grams: 752.9.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849058988
- ISBN
- 9781849058988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Hardcover. With cross-cultural and multicultural coverage, innovative pedagogical learning system, and balance between research and real-life applications, this book is suitable for students and professors. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Edition
- 13th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780078035432
- ISBN
- 9780078035432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 298.93
€ 298.93
Paperback. In A Child's Work, innovative and widely respected educator Vivian Gussin Paley offers a manifesto against the decline of children's creative time, making the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644899
- ISBN
- 9780226644899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.45
€ 18.45
Paperback. The powerful thesis of this book is that in order to achieve full selfhood we must all repeatedly and endlessly kill the phantasmatic image of ourselves instilled in us by our parents-the projection of the child our parents wanted. Translator(s): Hays, Marie-Claude. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731416
- ISBN
- 9780804731416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press Alabama
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0212530
- ISBN
- 9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KEX0212529
- ISBN
- 9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95