Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 300 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405990
- ISBN
- 9780887405990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.40
€ 43.99
€ 28.40
Paperback. After a playoff loss, Houston head coach, Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls. This book shows how this incident can be seen as a pivotal moment in the globalization of the NBA. It also explains how allegations of phantom calls challenge the fiction that America is a post-racial society. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976147534
- ISBN
- 9780976147534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.53
€ 13.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Analyzing the first Exposition Coloniale Internationale, held in Paris in 1931, this title shows how the exhibition's display of architecture gave a vision to the colonies that justified France's cultural prejudices, while stimulating the desire for further expansionism. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; AB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317876
- ISBN
- 9780822317876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.95
€ 32.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239238
- ISBN
- 9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Paperback. Series: Symbol, Myth and Ritual. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801491375
- ISBN
- 9780801491375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Charles Garrad's unique work resurrects the memory of the Petun and traces their route from their creation myth to their living descendants scattered from southwestern Ontario to Kansas and Oklahoma. Editor(s): Pilon, Jean-Luc; Fox, William. Series: Mercury Series. Num Pages: 656 pages, 42 tables, 28 figures, 26 plates. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Univ of Ottawa Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776621449
- ISBN
- 9780776621449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.60
€ 94.60
hardcover. This book examines human relationships with pets without assuming that such relations are either unnatural and to be avoided, or benign. We need to find ways to relate respectfully. For respectful relationships to be a real possibility, though, humans must make the effort to understand the beings with whom they live, work, and play. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251148
- ISBN
- 9780823251148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.38
€ 97.38
Paperback. Renowned veterinarian Dr. Nicholas Dodman breaks new ground with the profound recognition that humans' and other animals' minds work in similar ways. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JM; PSVP; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476749037
- ISBN
- 9781476749037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.78
€ 18.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. Why do we live with pets? Is there something more to our relationship with them than simply companionship? This title explores the nature of this most complex of relationships and the difficulties of knowing what it is that one is living with when one chooses to share a home with an animal. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFFZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651566
- ISBN
- 9781844651566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.48
€ 50.99
€ 46.48
Paperback. Behind the bars of Peterhead Prison, you'll find drugs, riots and fighting making the headlines, but there's also humour and stories aplenty as some of the most violent men in British crime do their time. Told by Britain's most wanted man in 1974, this is James Crosbie's insight into the other side of prison life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; JKVP1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845021528
- ISBN
- 9781845021528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way and relating vivid anecdotes culled from the traditions of these three followers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRCM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195343502
- ISBN
- 9780195343502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.37
€ 20.99
€ 20.37
Paperback. Shows the entire process from developing the educational programme via the competition, planning and realisation including the participation processes to the everyday running of the school. This book is useful for those interested in new educational concepts. Num Pages: 180 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 284 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565526
- ISBN
- 9783932565526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.90
€ 45.99
€ 32.90
paperback. Peter Berger is the most influential contemporary sociologist of religion. This collection of essays is the first in-depth study of his contribution to the field. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415215329
- ISBN
- 9780415215329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.29
€ 57.29
Hardback. Few figures in modern French history have aroused more controversy than Marshal Philippe Petain, who rose from obscurity to great fame in the First World War only to fall into infamy during the dark days of Nazi occupation in World War II. This volume examines his life and career. Num Pages: 150 pages, 16 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885989
- ISBN
- 9781574885989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.90
€ 24.99
€ 21.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Alvarez, Anita R. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFZ; MZP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634853163
- ISBN
- 9781634853163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.35€ 135.25
€ 180.35
€ 135.25
Hardback. Features the story of how, in early 2007, a few calls about sick cats set off one of the largest recall of consumer products in US history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods. It uncovers the connections among the food supplies for pets, and farm animals and identifies gaps in the global oversight of food safety. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257818
- ISBN
- 9780520257818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.29
€ 42.99
€ 30.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Morrison, Kathleen. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; KNAC; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634822923
- ISBN
- 9781634822923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.91€ 173.73
€ 232.91
€ 173.73
Paperback. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negative stance that inevitably leads to resignation. Even when pessimism looks like utter truth, we are told that it makes the worst of a bad situation. This book challenges the received wisdom about pessimism, arguing that there is an unrecognized yet vibrant pessimistic philosophical tradition. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141121
- ISBN
- 9780691141121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
paperback. First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415002486
- ISBN
- 9780415002486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.49
€ 34.49
Paperback. What was the fate of Stanislav Perfetsky - poet, provocateur and hero of Ukranian underground culture? This text constructs Perfetsky's final days using a mishmash of relics, from official documents to recorded interviews to scraps of paper. Translator(s): Naydan, Michael M. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGU; BG; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119642
- ISBN
- 9780810119642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45