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Paperback. Looks at the history of forensic science over the last two centuries, during which time a combination of remarkable intuition, painstaking observation and leaps in scientific knowledge have developed this fascinating branch of detection. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569244
ISBN
9780099569244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. "Silent Warfare" is an insider's guide to a shadowy, often misunderstood world. Abram Shulskey and Gary Schmitt explain such topics as the principles of collection, analysis, counter-intelligence and covert action, and their interrelationship with policy makers and democratic values. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574883459
ISBN
9781574883459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. Presents an argument that the process of collecting information on public preferences through surveys may bias our picture of several preferences. This book focuses on the many respondents who say they "don't know" when asked for their views on the political issues of the day. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 line illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123783
ISBN
9780691123783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.39

Paperback. This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801850967
ISBN
9780801850967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.60

Paperback. The harrowing sequel to number-one-bestselling BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. A top 10 bestseller in hardback, Jenny and her sister Kim tell the shocking story of an abusive relationship, teenage pregnancy, and their brother's early death. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 8pp of colour photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898857
ISBN
9780340898857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. An in-depth investigation into the history and exploits of the Royal Navy Submarine Service based on first-hand accounts Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Headline
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KSS0001392
ISBN
9780747238058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934759059
ISBN
9781934759059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.14

Hardcover. Offers a fresh look at the Russian/Soviet Jewish emigration phenomenon. Although the author credits Israel with initiating the struggle for Soviet Jewry and fostering it within American Jewry, he maintains that it was the actions of a secure and confident American Jewry that finally delivered the Jews from the Soviet Union. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631019
ISBN
9780815631019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Trine Day
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240536
ISBN
9781634240536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.78

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Naval & Military Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847341266
ISBN
9781847341266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Exploring links between nuclear arms policy and the visibility of oppositional groups in the media, this title assesses the extent to which antinuclear movements have succeeded in debunking official fictions, raising public consciousness, and reorienting government policy. Editor(s): McChesney, Robert W.; Nerone, John. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JPA; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068249
ISBN
9780252068249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. On October 15, 1994, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was returned to power as Haiti's leader. In a blend of political, historical and moral concerns, the author of this study here provides an account of Aristide's reinstatement and explores the uncertain fate of democracy in Haiti. Num Pages: 310 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226776279
ISBN
9780226776279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781556437939
ISBN
9781556437939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.99

Hardcover. Silence is normally perceived as an absence and a withholding. The practice of silence turns it into an instrument of power. This volume examines how silence works in the perception and manipulation of sound, of speech, and of perspective in areas, such as music, language, race, work dislocations, and the construction of anthropological subjects. Editor(s): Achino-Loeb, Maria-Luisa. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451301
ISBN
9781845451301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.72

Hardcover. In an age of information and new media the relationships between remembering and forgetting have changed. This volume addresses the tension between loud and often spectacular histories and those forgotten pasts we strain to hear. Employing social and cultural analysis, the essays within examine mnemonic technologies both new and old. Editor(s): Freeman, Lindsey A.; Nienass, Benjamin; Daniell, Rachel. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 254 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382805
ISBN
9781782382805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; MJW; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195326628
ISBN
9780195326628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Hardback. The topic of battered women in the Jewish tradition has just begun to be properly explored. The purpose of this book is to present the attitudes on wifebeating that can be found in Jewish texts. As Naomi Graetz shows, rabbinic responses to wifebeating in the Jewish community are not monolithic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765760135
ISBN
9780765760135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.34

Paperback. Presents the thirty-year story of students, faculty, and administrators struggling with the politics of race in higher education at U C Berkeley's prestigious law school - one of the first institutions to implement affirmative action policies and one of the first to be forced to remove them. Num Pages: 262 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233096
ISBN
9780520233096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.00

Hardback. This thoughtful and iconoclastic book argues that silence can be an expression of freedom. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756204
ISBN
9780804756204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 123 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628921427
ISBN
9781628921427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.57

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