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Paperback. Anthropological and cultural critics ask what it means to govern, fight, and care in the name of humanity, examining the question through the lenses of biotechnology, the environment, and human rights. Editor(s): Feldman, Ilana; Ticktin, Miriam Iris. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348214
- ISBN
- 9780822348214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.85
€ 41.99
€ 29.85
Hardback. Anthropological and cultural critics ask what it means to govern, fight, and care in the name of humanity, examining the question through the lenses of biotechnology, the environment, and human rights. Editor(s): Feldman, Ilana; Ticktin, Miriam Iris. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822348108
- ISBN
- 9780822348108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110204
- ISBN
- 9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.48€ 46.96
€ 59.48
€ 46.96
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816637270
- ISBN
- 9780816637270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. Why and how does religion fuel fighting, death and destruction? This is the central question addressed here. This book examines the history of religious violence, looking at patterns and causes, consistencies and aberrations. It also looks at the relationship between religion and politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750941945
- ISBN
- 9780750941945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. Discusses the evolution of the global terrorist landscape over the decades. This book identifies various developments: the shift in the gravity of terrorism from the Syrian-controlled Biqa Valley in Lebanon to Afghanistan; the background shift in the epicentre of International terrorism from Afghanistan to Iraq, and the land of jihad; and more. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776740603
- ISBN
- 9788776740603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.72
€ 34.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. This book focuses on how development victimizes people from different walks of life. Unlike many other books on third world development, this book serves as a voice to the voiceless, the silent victims of development. It highlights real life stories rather than lifeless data as indices of development. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807599
- ISBN
- 9780761807599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.29
€ 80.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20. BIC Classification: GTF; JH; JPA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482908
- ISBN
- 9780801482908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. This book focuses on homelessness in the United States, with comparisons to other developed countries in societies with the resources to end homelessness. Series: Contemporary Social Issues. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JM; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181242
- ISBN
- 9781405181242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.86
€ 29.86
hardcover. This book focuses on homelessness in the United States, with comparisons to other developed countries in societies with the resources to end homelessness. Series: Contemporary Social Issues. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JM; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405181259
- ISBN
- 9781405181259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.42
€ 85.42
Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Tom (Professor of Romance Languages, Harvard University, USA). Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816634378
- ISBN
- 9780816634378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Polenberg, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486616
- ISBN
- 9780801486616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.70
€ 40.99
€ 36.70
Hardback. A superb analysis of how the decline of Canadian Keynesianism has made way for the emergence of politics organized around balanced budgets. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774809986
- ISBN
- 9780774809986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1KBB; GTJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569768433
- ISBN
- 9781569768433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.36
€ 18.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. The Communist Labor University introduced uneducated farmers and peasants to basic agricultural science and farming techniques until 1980. The author explores the inner workings of this Chinese institution and the direct personal involvment in its affairs by the nation's key communist leaders. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JNMN; JPFC; JPV; KCS; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699377
- ISBN
- 9780847699377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.37
€ 54.37
Hardback. The Communist Labor University introduced uneducated farmers and peasants to basic agricultural science and farming techniques until 1980. The author explores the inner workings of this Chinese institution and the direct personal involvment in its affairs by the nation's key communist leaders. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JNMN; JPFC; JPV; KCS; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699360
- ISBN
- 9780847699360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.88
€ 189.88
Paperback. Offers a rare portrait of women's western experiences in this era Num Pages: 352 pages, 41 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJC; BM; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236370
- ISBN
- 9780803236370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.26
€ 27.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. It is commonly assumed that the rise of modern democracies put an end to the spectacular and ceremonial aspects of political rule that were so characteristic of monarchies and other earlier regimes. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647678
- ISBN
- 9780745647678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardback. It is commonly assumed that the rise of modern democracies put an end to the spectacular and ceremonial aspects of political rule that were so characteristic of monarchies and other earlier regimes. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647661
- ISBN
- 9780745647661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. Develops a theory of organizational leadership and governance to explain why some organizations expand their scope of action in ways that do not benefit their members directly. This title reveals how activist labor unions expand the community of fate and provoke preferences that transcend the private interests of individual members. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JPWH; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158563
- ISBN
- 9780691158563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.31
€ 157.31