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Paperback. Having fought tirelessly for democracy, equality before the law and freedom of speech, Ebadi became a global voice of inspiration. Yet, inside her own country, her life has been plagued by surveillance, intimidation and violence. This book tells shocking stories of how the Iranian authorities eventually forced her into exile. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846045028
ISBN
9781846045028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Until Tuesday is Horse Boy meets Dewey (with a bit of Tuesdays with Morrie thrown in) Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JWT; VFJ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755361892
ISBN
9780755361892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158992
ISBN
9780231158992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tafelberg Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780624070092
ISBN
9780624070092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a new account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226085838
ISBN
9780226085838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Takes readers into the interconnected worlds of Turkish maids and the women who employ them, tracing the incorporation of rural migrant women into the interiors of the domestic spheres of the urban middle-classes. This book forges an understanding of the complex interaction between gender and class subordination. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 tables, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566398084
ISBN
9781566398084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Develops a thorough-going critique of the legacy of nineteenth-century social science for social thought in the new millennium. This title demonstrates how the new insights lead to a revision of world-systems analysis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398992
ISBN
9781566398992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Award-winning journalist Kris Hollington investigates sex trafficking in the UK, in the light of the Rochdale scandal. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471114557
ISBN
9781471114557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.47

Hardback. This book presents a case study of an academic conference where various actors sought to circumscribe the exploration of a controversial idea -- the one-state model for Israel and Palestine -- and it throws into stark relief the vulnerability and importance of academic freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JNA; JNM; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822084
ISBN
9780774822084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

Paperback. What does it mean to be a modern family when dinner table conversations take place over smartphones? What happens to privacy when we readily share our personal lives with friends and corporations? This title uncovers how much humanity has - and hasn't - changed because of our increasingly co-dependent relationship with the computer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571303663
ISBN
9780571303663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Gives political-economic analysis that provides historical background on the way American social policy has evolved and compares the situation in the US to the social policies and ideologies of other countries. This book introduces courageous population of women committed to their families, holding fast to quintessential American values. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247727
ISBN
9780520247727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Kevin Fulton is the only double agent to have infiltrated the upper echelons of the Provisional IRA. No known spy has spent longer within the organisation or risen higher in its ranks than Kevin. So highly was he thought of by the IRA leaders that they made him a member of their feared internal police. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 287 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGHA; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200. Very good clean copy, showing light shelf wear and spotting to page edges, remains a nice copy. Keywords: Northern Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Blake London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0025410
ISBN
9781844545520
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408857694
ISBN
9781408857694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Friedman, Lester D. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061523
ISBN
9780252061523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. A study of the sexual abuse of children which takes readers into the subjective world of child molesters to examine why men assault and terrorize children who love and trust them. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766668
ISBN
9780814766668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. A substantial contribution to debates about 'globalisation' and the future of work for trade unionists, unemployed activists and students. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745320311
ISBN
9780745320311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. The story of the impact television news has had on politics, current events and the print media. Looking at major events over the past four decades, this work is an episodic history of the rise and ascendancy of television news. Series Editor(s): Hamilton, Lee H. Series: Woodrow Wilson Center Press. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
KEX0241201
ISBN
9780521428620
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This text offers a way of understanding the global nature of cities, where their very openness has served to shape their dynamism and character. It explores the mix of proximity and difference that exists in the rich and diverse texture of city life. Editor(s): Allen, John; Massey, Doreen; Pryke, Michael. Series: Understanding Cities. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w photos, diagrams, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415200721
ISBN
9780415200721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.27

Paperback. Asks what happens when perpetrators publicly admit or discuss their actions. This book contends that public confessions do not settle the past. It argues that this debate and the public confessions that trigger it are healthy for democratic processes of political participation, freedom of expression, and contestation of political ideas. Series: The Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340829
ISBN
9780822340829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. In 1963, Kenya gained independence from Britain, ending decades of white colonial rule. While tens of thousands of whites relocated in fear of losing their fortunes, many stayed. In this book, the author looks at the lives and dilemmas of settler descendants living in post-independence Kenya. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290518
ISBN
9780520290518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

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