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paperback. What is 'addiction'? What does it say about us, our social arrangements and our political preoccupations? Where is it going as an idea and what is at stake in its ongoing production? Drawing on ethnographic research, interviews and media and policy texts, this book traces the remaking of addiction in contemporary Western societies. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB; MBS; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349338887
- ISBN
- 9781349338887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476433
- ISBN
- 9780801476433
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.80
€ 37.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484. Individualism and Commitment in American Life. 410 pages, Illustrations. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight: 482.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254190
- ISBN
- 9780520254190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.38
€ 33.99
€ 24.38
Hardback. The aim to increase the moral and civic responsibility of American students is investigated here, in order to examine opinions rooted in larger areas of national identity, culture, and values. Theoretical points, policy debates and portraits of adolescents in school are included. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787900618
- ISBN
- 9780787900618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.69
€ 46.99
€ 46.69
Paperback. A study of Irish-Catholic Sisters' work in founding charitable organizations in New York City from the famine through the early 20th century. It argues that it was these nuns' championing of the rights of the poor - especially poor women - that resulted in an explosion of state-supported services and programs. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press Illinois
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072826
- ISBN
- 9780252072826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.43
€ 34.99
€ 33.43
Paperback. Offers a mosaic of domestic life in one of the world's most fascinating cities and a vivid portrait of the true meaning of home in the 21st-century metropolis Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771549
- ISBN
- 9780814771549
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.81
€ 24.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. In 'Habitations of modernity' Dipesh Chakrabarty explores the complexities of modernism in India and seeks principles of humaneness grounded in everyday life that may elude grand political theories. These issues are pursued in a series of closely linked cultural essays. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100395
- ISBN
- 9780226100395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349467907
- ISBN
- 9781349467907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Series: Disorders of Human Learning, Behavior, and Communication. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461279860
- ISBN
- 9781461279860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.69
€ 118.69
Hardcover. A biography of Habib Bourguiba intended to be an introduction to the life and work of the man, deliberately aimed at the generally informed reader. No previous knowledge of North African history is assumed. The structure of the book is a mix of straight narrative and analysis by theme. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBT; BGH; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333572627
- ISBN
- 9780333572627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.42
€ 180.42
Hardback. This new edition of a well-regarded book provides a concise and exceptionally clear introduction to Habermas's work, from his early writings on the public sphere, through his work on law and the state, to his more recent discussion of science, religion and contemporary Europe. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643274
- ISBN
- 9780745643274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Hardback. This text does not dispute the validity of the postmodern critique but is concerned to resist the irrationality which seems to coincide with anti-positivism. The concept utilized is one of justice, a concept that the author uses to demonstrate the theories of both Habermas and Lyotard. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Culture & Society. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; LAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473238
- ISBN
- 9780333473238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.02
€ 180.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Mark; Fleming, Ted. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415536592
- ISBN
- 9780415536592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.32
€ 68.32
Hardback. Drawing upon his discourse theory, Jurgen Habermas has elaborated an account of law that purports to bridge the gap between democracy and rights, by conceiving law to be at once self-imposed and binding. His proceduralist paradigm of law and further explorations by others are included. Editor(s): Rosenfeld, Michel; Arato, Andrew. Series: Philosophy, Social Theory & the Rule of Law S. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204669
- ISBN
- 9780520204669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.67€ 52.49
€ 68.67
€ 52.49
Hardback. Both an examination of Habermas's conception of modernity and his account of the legacy of the Enlightenment, and a systematic assessment of his work, "The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity". The essays are written by philosophers, social theorists, intellectual historians and literary critics. Editor(s): Benhabib, Seyla; Passerin d'Entreves, Maurizio. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614526
- ISBN
- 9780745614526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262531146
- ISBN
- 9780262531146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.57€ 58.56
€ 61.57
€ 58.56
Hardback. Series: Contributions to Hermeneutics. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319390093
- ISBN
- 9783319390093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 51 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 85 x 4. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 51
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622575428
- ISBN
- 9781622575428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.52€ 64.58
€ 93.52
€ 64.58
Paperback. Maintains that habeas corpus remains the single most important check against arbitrary and unlawful detention, torture, and the abuse of executive power Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780814724408
- ISBN
- 9780814724408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274774889
- ISBN
- 9788274774889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82