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Paperback. This collection presents new investigations into the role of heritage languages and the correlation between culture and language from a pedagogic and cosmopolitical point of view. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM; JNFR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316609453
- ISBN
- 9781316609453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.95
€ 48.95
Paperback. This title examines the contribution of eminent American anthropologist Clifford Geertz's contributions to sociocultural theory and symbolic anthropology in relation to Islam, urban studies, and the anthropology of North Africa. Editor(s): Slyomovics, Susan. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415518161
- ISBN
- 9780415518161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.69
€ 39.69
Paperback. Clifford Geertz is the most influential American anthropologist of the past four decades. His writings have defined and given character to the intellectual agenda of a meaning-centered, non-reductive interpretive social science and have provoked much excitement and debate about the nature of human understanding. Editor(s): Shweder, Richard A.; Good, Byron. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756103
- ISBN
- 9780226756103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Clientelism, Social Policy, and the Quality of Democracy
. Ed(S): Abente Brun, Diego; Diamond, Larry
Hardback. In an era when democracy is increasingly snagged on the age-old practice of patronage, students and scholars of political science, comparative politics, democratization, and international development and economics will be interested in this assessment, which calls for the study of better, more efficient, and just governance. Editor(s): Abente Brun, Diego; Diamond, Larry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21, 11 graphs, 10 graphs. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412283
- ISBN
- 9781421412283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.02€ 67.55
€ 74.02
€ 67.55
Paperback. In an era when democracy is increasingly snagged on the age-old practice of patronage, students and scholars of political science, comparative politics, democratization, and international development and economics will be interested in this assessment, which calls for the study of better, more efficient, and just governance. Editor(s): Abente Brun, Diego; Diamond, Larry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21, 11 graphs, 10 graphs. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Paper back
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412290
- ISBN
- 9781421412290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.10
€ 44.99
€ 37.10
Paperback. Presenting the non-directive and related points of view in counselling and therapy, this book defines the progress recently made in the development of the techniques and basic philosophy of counselling. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841198408
- ISBN
- 9781841198408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. With extensive case studies that translate person-centred theory into effective practice, this title enables therapists to work successfully with clients presenting a variety of different problems including: Post Traumatic Stress; Depression; Panic and Anxiety; Drug and Alcohol Issues; Eating difficulties; Self harm; and, Childhood Sexual Abuse. Editor(s): Tolan, Janet; Wilkins, Paul. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848600270
- ISBN
- 9781848600270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487519964
- ISBN
- 9781487519964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.89
€ 34.99
€ 31.89
Paperback. Solutions are offered to address the high rates of sexual addiction and misconduct among clergy members. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLM7; JMU; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Gentle Path Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983271307
- ISBN
- 9780983271307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.58
€ 26.99
€ 23.58
paperback. Concentrating primarily on a case study in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, Goetz (urban and regional planning, U. of Minnesota) examines the premises underlying attempts to scatter urban clusters of poor people, and the potential effects and political dynamics. Annotation (c) Book News Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877667124
- ISBN
- 9780877667124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.95
€ 55.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855754570
- ISBN
- 9780855754570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
paperback. Shows how a shared consciousness, or third sight, rooted in pre-colonial African cultures and disseminated in a rich oral tradition, has served diasporic communities by creating structures of feeling linking those of African descent across centuries and continents. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332220
- ISBN
- 9780822332220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Hardcover. Written for a broad readership, the book takes an authoritative look at Conservative party policy and practice in the modern era. Its time-defined content and broad historical threat make it a valuable resource for academics and students in social policy and politics as well as social history. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429865
- ISBN
- 9781847429865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07
Paperback. In this book, Stephen Kosslyn, a renowned neuroscientist, presents eight simple principles for constructing a presentation that takes advantage of the information modern science has provided about how perception, memory, and cognition operate. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 colour illustrations and 112 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMJ; JMRP; KJP; UFGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195320695
- ISBN
- 9780195320695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.71
€ 38.99
€ 33.71
Paperback. Guides readers to consider style not as an elegant accessory of effective prose but as its very heart. This title presents writing as an intellectual activity, not a passive application of verbal skills. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147437
- ISBN
- 9780691147437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Hardback. Cleansing Honor with Blood examines the daily experiences of interpersonal violence, the elaboration of masculine identities around honor and the practice of violence, and the contests for power and authority among free poor men from the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceara between 1845 and 1889. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774567
- ISBN
- 9780804774567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Paperback. With the close proximity of gangs and the easy access to drugs, keeping urban neighborhoods safe from crime has long been a central concern for residents. This book draws on five years of research in a white, working-class community on Chicago's South side to see how they tried to keep their streets safe. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 209 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716632
- ISBN
- 9780814716632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Dramatic story of the worldwide struggle to improve the wages and conditions of sweatshop workers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: JPVH; KCLT; KJG; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327686
- ISBN
- 9780745327686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.51
€ 35.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Ruther, Brian J.; Moran, Jaclyn R. Num Pages: 102 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KNBT; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613249321
- ISBN
- 9781613249321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.41€ 52.00
€ 73.41
€ 52.00
Hardback. Far from being a detached theorist, Carl von Clausewitz was as intensely aware of the cultural and intellectual currents of his time as he was engaged in its political and military conflicts. The essays in this volume examine Clausewitz in comparison with teachers, friends, and opponents, a perspective enriched by significant documents. Num Pages: 178 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385813
- ISBN
- 9781782385813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.40
€ 154.40