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Hardcover. As corruption is a serious problem in many Asian countries their governments have introduced many anti-corruption measures since the 1950s. This book analyzes and evaluates the anti-corruption strategies employed in Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Series Editor(s): Jones, Lawrence R. Series: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; JPP; JPZ; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 46. Weight in Grams: 986.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857248190
ISBN
9780857248190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.88

Hardcover. An eye-opening account exploring common themes between major disasters and providing important lessons for successful natural hazard mitigation. Num Pages: 346 pages, 51 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFU; JKSR; RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Condition
New
SKU
9781107035188
ISBN
9781107035188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.26

Paperback. A critical history of the study of Buddhism in the West, incorporating insights of colonial and post-colonial cultural studies. Social, political and cultural conditions that have shaped the course of Buddhist studies are discussed. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493091
ISBN
9780226493091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Taking disability theory out of a Western context, Eunjung Kim questions the assumptions that treating disabilities with cure represents a universal good by examining the manifestations of violence that accompany medical and nonmedical cures in twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Korea. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JFFE; JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362777
ISBN
9780822362777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback. Taking disability theory out of a Western context, Eunjung Kim questions the assumptions that treating disabilities with cure represents a universal good by examining the manifestations of violence that accompany medical and nonmedical cures in twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Korea. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JFFE; JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362883
ISBN
9780822362883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. In this book, therapists, clinicians and researchers attempt to answer the question, "What are the seemingly intangible variables that enable patients to overcome symptomatology and maladaptive behaviours so as to develop and grow as productive human beings?". Editor(s): Bemporad, Jules. Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: JMAL; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568210971
ISBN
9781568210971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wings Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609402372
ISBN
9781609402372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Levine, Elana. Series: Feminist Media Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 black and white photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252039577
ISBN
9780252039577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.85

Paperback. 100 years of the best writing and reportage by female journalists Editor(s): Mills, Eleanor. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494. 100 Years of the Best Journalism by Women. 400 pages. Editor(s): Mills, Eleanor. Many female journalists came to the fore during the first and second world wars, and their perspective was very different to that of their male peers, who were reporting from the field. This title offers a collection of writings, that features the most influential pieces of journalism by the best women in the business. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNTJ. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 32. Weight: 572.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845291655
ISBN
9781845291655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 218 x 7. Weight in Grams: 245.
Publisher
Last Gasp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Clean & Tight Contents
Condition
New
SKU
V9780867193718
ISBN
9780867193718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. Presented in three parts, this book explores what's alluring and what's revolting in cunning. It draws on a range of sources: tales of Odysseus; texts from Machiavelli; pamphlets from early modern England; salesmen's newsletters; Christian apologetics; sermons; philosophical treatises; famous, infamous, and obscure historical cases; and more. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136349
ISBN
9780691136349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Vols. 8-27 have various assistant and associate editors. Num Pages: 685 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
685
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231089265
ISBN
9780231089265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.74

Hardback. Traveling along 4 prominent trade routes - the Silk Road, the Frankincense Trail, the Spice Route, and the Camino Real, this book follows the caravans of itinerant spice merchants from the frankincense-gathering grounds and ancient harbors of the Arabian Peninsula to the port of Zayton on the China Sea to Santa Fe in the southwest United States. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 332 pages, 12 color illustrations, 10 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267206
ISBN
9780520267206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. This text offers lore of the land, ghost stories, fairy stories, tales of the 'oak men', and the true historical tales that inspired many of the famous legends of Cumbria's wild landscape. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752471273
ISBN
9780752471273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. In legend, Cumbe ruled the Colombian community of Cumbal during the Spanish invasion. Although there is no proof of his existence, today's Cumbales point to him as their link to the past. Here, Rappaport examines the Cumbales' reappropriation of history and the resulting reinvention of tradition. Num Pages: 262 pages, 16 halftones, 6 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226705262
ISBN
9780226705262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. None provided. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405176026
ISBN
9781405176026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.04

Paperback. Charting the rise and fall of an experimental biomedical facility at a North American university, Culturing Bioscience offers a fascinating glimpse into scientific culture and the social and political context in which that culture operates. Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442604629
ISBN
9781442604629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

Hardback. The authors challenge psychological perspectives on happiness and subjective wellbeing. Highlighting the politics of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, case studies across continents explore wellbeing in relation to health, children and youth, migration, economics, religion, family, land mines, national surveys, and indigenous identities. Editor(s): White, Sarah C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white tables, 2 maps, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBC; JKS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137536440
ISBN
9781137536440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.02

Hardcover. Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in Nonfiction: The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian returns with a groundbreaking comparative study of the dynamics and pathologies of war in modern times. Num Pages: 640 pages, 122 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393061505
ISBN
9780393061505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 270 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137532220
ISBN
9781137532220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.90

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