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Paperback. Young seventeen-year-old Joelito Filartiga was taken from his family home in Asuncion, Paraguay, brutally tortured, and murdered by the Paraguayan police. This title tells the inside story of the quest for justice by his father - the true target of the police - Paraguayan artist and philanthropist Dr Joel Filartiga. Series: Advancing Human Rights S. Num Pages: 320 pages, Mostly Joel Filartega's line drawings; also includes poster. BIC Classification: JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012240
- ISBN
- 9781589012240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.81
€ 44.81
Hardback. Based on fieldwork in Kinshasa and Paris, Breaking Rocks examines patronage payments within Congolese popular music. This book offers insights into both the ideologies of power and value in central Africa's troubled post-colonial political economy, and the economic flows that make up the hidden side of the globalization. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 290 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JHMC; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 2. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333989
- ISBN
- 9781785333989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
Paperback. Offers a personal perspective to the war in Iraq by looking into the lives of six veterans who turned against the war they helped to fight. Based on interviews with each of the six, this book relates why they enlisted, their experiences in training and in early missions, their tours of combat, and what has happened to them since returning home. Num Pages: 234 pages, 6 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266384
- ISBN
- 9780520266384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
paperback. Introduces us to the violent, secret world of domestic abuse that cops must not only navigate, but which some also perpetrate. The author draws on lessons learned on the job to make powerful arguments for drug decriminalization, abolition of the death penalty, and radically revised approaches to prostitution and gun control. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560258551
- ISBN
- 9781560258551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.12
€ 24.99
€ 21.12
Hardback. An in-depth reassessment of the disastrous 1917 French offensive on the Western Front. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781592922
- ISBN
- 9781781592922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP USA United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190615611
- ISBN
- 9780190615611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.89
€ 50.89
Paperback. Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic. Another life wasted on the brutal streets of New York. By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFB; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First paperback edit edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099556299
- ISBN
- 9780099556299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. The first newspaper arrived in England in 1620 and sparked a huge demand for up-to-the minute reports on domestic and world events. This title traces the development of the newspaper in England, from its origins in manuscript letters and imported corantos in Shakespeare's England, to the introduction of daily newspapers and regional journals. Num Pages: 182 pages, 140 illus., 131 in color. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988733
- ISBN
- 9780295988733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.09
€ 41.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579224295
- ISBN
- 9781579224295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Breaking In: Women's Accounts of How Choices Shape STEM Careers (Journ...
Wolverton, Ann, Nagaoka, Lisa, Wolverton, Mim...
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579224288
- ISBN
- 9781579224288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.16
€ 223.16
Paperback. An account that begins with the history of Tse-whit-zen village, and the 19th- and 20th-century impacts of contact, forced assimilation, and industrialization. It explores how the site was chosen, and how the decisions were made first to proceed and then to abandon the project, and the aftermath and implications of those controversial choices. Series: Capell Family Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 92 colour illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988788
- ISBN
- 9780295988788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.47
€ 37.99
€ 34.47
Paperback. The first book to transform school choice from an abstract policy issue into a question of basic personal freedom--and indeed, for minority children at the bottom of the social ladder, into a question of survival. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594030581
- ISBN
- 9781594030581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.49
€ 18.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Psychohistorical analyses of such tyrants as Hitler, Stalin and Ceausescu have shown the links between the horrors of their childhoods and that which they inflict on the world. In this text, Miller pleads for awareness of society's role in child abuse and for recognition of the victim. Translator(s): Worrall, Simon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860493478
- ISBN
- 9781860493478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover. Like its companion volume, "http://en.aup.nl/books/9789089647085-players-and-arenas.htmlt" target="_blank" > Players and Arenas, this book offers a new way of analysing politics as the interplay of various players within structured arenas. Editor(s): Duyvendak, Jan Willem; James, Jasper. Series: Protest and Social Movements. Num Pages: 246 pages, 0 black and white; 2 full color. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089647597
- ISBN
- 9789089647597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.71
€ 143.71
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387664
- ISBN
- 9781782387664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.73
€ 161.73
Hardback. Not a comprehensive, theory-heavy guide, this book focuses on active classroom activities, methods for students to grapple with humanity's issues, and innovative ways to show students the relevance of the past to the world today. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607091905
- ISBN
- 9781607091905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.17
€ 170.17
Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNB; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610480925
- ISBN
- 9781610480925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.56
€ 149.56
Paperback. A frank and funny account of how Ed copes when his misbehaving 13 year old niece, Tiffany, moves into his Manhattan life. This is a book about growing up, families, parenting and about having no idea what to do next. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSP2; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. Keywords: "An Uncle's Memoir" 310pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KNW0010038
- ISBN
- 9781416511175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.99€ 4.99
€ 8.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book draws on rich ethnographic and survey data from Pakistan to present a systematic analysis of why individuals come together to produce collectively desirable goods, and why aid often breaks down traditional institutions for collective action. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781329
- ISBN
- 9780804781329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 halftones, 12 figs., 5 maps. BIC Classification: AVGR; JFSL; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469632759
- ISBN
- 9781469632759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67