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Paperback. The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth commissions are at work with varying degrees of support and success. This title examines the use of reparations as social policy and the granting of amnesty in exchange for testimony. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I.; Thompson, Dennis. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HPQ; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050720
- ISBN
- 9780691050720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.53€ 42.58
€ 52.53
€ 42.58
Paperback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498072
- ISBN
- 9780226498072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.65
€ 34.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. Embarking on an ethnographic journey to the inner barrios of Havana among practitioners of Ifa, a prestigious Afro-Cuban tradition of divination, this book reevaluates Western ideas about truth in light of the practices and ideas of a wildly different, and highly respected, model. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 halftones, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349213
- ISBN
- 9780226349213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. In this presentation of a biblical and logical perspective, Groothuis unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics and the arts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851115245
- ISBN
- 9780851115245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Schabas, William A.; Darcy, Shane. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048168187
- ISBN
- 9789048168187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AK Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849350976
- ISBN
- 9781849350976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.11
€ 21.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. Was South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) a "miracle" that depended on the leadership of Mandela and Tutu? Addressing such questions as this, Lyn Graybill explores the political origins, theological underpinnings, and achievements of the world's most ambitious truth commission. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588260574
- ISBN
- 9781588260574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.74
€ 29.74
Paperback. "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission" was established to investigate more than 30 years of human rights violations under apartheid. This book presents Jillian Edelstein's four-year project photographing the victims and perpetrators of apartheid. Num Pages: 196 pages, 120 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJCR; HBJH; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862074460
- ISBN
- 9781862074460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.04
€ 33.99
€ 22.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 120 x 4. Weight in Grams: 57.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594037443
- ISBN
- 9781594037443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.07
€ 8.07
hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Dust jacket present and in equally good condition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing Co Charlottesville
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025995
- ISBN
- 9781571744593
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. If children were little scientists who learn best through firsthand observations and mini-experiments, how would a child discover that the earth is round--never mind conceive of heaven as a place someone might go after death? Trusting What You're Told begins by reminding us of a basic truth: Most of what we know we learned from others. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC; JMR; JNA; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503830
- ISBN
- 9780674503830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.67
€ 35.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Jack, Anthony; Roepstorff, Andreas. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845867
- ISBN
- 9780907845867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.98
€ 25.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Jack, Anthony; Roepstorff, Andreas. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 249 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845560
- ISBN
- 9780907845560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.98
€ 25.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610485104
- ISBN
- 9781610485104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 29.99
€ 49.99
€ 29.99
hardcover. An epistemological inquiry into the dynamics of interpersonal trust-relations, combining philosophy, science, and critical theory in the analysis of performing bodies - on stage and in life. Rokotnitz argues for the exploration of drama as a conduit to emotional learning that can change the somatic identity of performers and audiences alike. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JMR; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337374
- ISBN
- 9780230337374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 46.68
€ 53.40
€ 46.68
Hardcover. This book explores issues central to contemporary theoretical debates around the nature of trust, linking abstract concerns to empirical analysis with interviews with service-users, practitioners and managers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 244 x 8. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428899
- ISBN
- 9781847428899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Hardback. An ambitious new book by one of the world's leading International relations scholars, in which he develops a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to trust and applies this framework to the issue of building trust at the international level. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJ; JPS; JPSD. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199696475
- ISBN
- 9780199696475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.84
€ 48.84
Hardback. Editor(s): Broch-Due, Vigdis; Ystanes, Margit. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330995
- ISBN
- 9781785330995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.56
€ 164.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226639673
- ISBN
- 9780226639673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.14
€ 30.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMP; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855755461
- ISBN
- 9780855755461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68