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Paperback. Since the early 1990s, transnational adoptions have increased at an astonishing rate, not only in the United States, but worldwide. This title explores the consequences and implications of this unprecedented movement of children, usually from poor nations to the affluent West. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JKSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226964478
- ISBN
- 9780226964478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Series: Myths and Taboos in Russian Culture. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618112880
- ISBN
- 9781618112880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.40
€ 149.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Fernandez, J.W. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641317
- ISBN
- 9780691641317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.50€ 129.67
€ 173.50
€ 129.67
Paperback. In this diverse collection of sixteen essays, lectures, and interviews Graham Harman lucidly explains the principles of Speculative Realism, including his own object-oriented philosophy. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790389
- ISBN
- 9781782790389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Hardback. This encyclopedia offers authoritative coverage of the concepts, traditions, events, and individuals that shaped United States' foreign relations from the American Revolution to the present. Num Pages: 395 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781598841312
- ISBN
- 9781598841312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.04
€ 108.04
Paperback. The inspiration behind the powerful new film starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson, this is the story of Dido Belle, whose adoption by an aristocratic family challenged the conventions of 18th century England. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BTH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Film tie-in edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007542727
- ISBN
- 9780007542727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. During the troubled time of war, many ordinary people move away from the safety and comfort of home to the harrowing theatre of war. This account follows the life of a Second World War B-17 bombardier, Fred Lull, from the beginning of the war to its conclusion through the letters he wrote home to his mother. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752464688
- ISBN
- 9780752464688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. Num Pages: ill. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450212
- ISBN
- 9781845450212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.17
€ 167.17
Paperback. Series: X-Planes. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 42 col. BIC Classification: HB; HBLW3; HBTW; JW; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819581
- ISBN
- 9781472819581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. This title details all the technological background behind the development and use of the Huey "Slick" in Vietnam, as well as covering all the major uses that this transport aircraft was put to. Illustrator(s): Hancock, Alan. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w & 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766324
- ISBN
- 9781841766324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Bell Hooks' writings have been touchstones for debates in the culture wars, fostering insight into many central questions in communication studies. This book provides readers with an introduction to how Hooks' writings on media and culture enhance our understanding of key concepts in communication. Series: A Critical Introduction to Media and Communication Theory. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: CBP; GTC; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433115868
- ISBN
- 9781433115868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.04
€ 62.04
Paperback. This easy-to-implement programme helps educational professionals to engage and motivate students aged 8-12 who are underachieving or have low self-belief. Based on techniques from CBT and AR, the workbook, games and activities in this programme teach students how negative and positive thinking can affect learning. Num Pages: 168 pages, 100+ black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNH; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849056250
- ISBN
- 9781849056250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. In this fully updated edition of Believing in Magic, renowned superstition expert Stuart Vyse investigates our tendency towards these irrational beliefs. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHX; JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199996926
- ISBN
- 9780199996926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.53
€ 45.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143128359
- ISBN
- 9780143128359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.50
€ 24.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. There were eighty of them. They were young, clever and cultivated; they were barely in their thirties when Adolf Hitler came to power. Their university studies in law, economics, linguistics, philosophy and history marked them out for brilliant careers. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFSC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660271
- ISBN
- 9780745660271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.27
€ 19.99
€ 17.27
Hardback. Extracting theories and ideas from both the field of economics and the field of social psychology, this book presents an interdisciplinary approach to study individuals' decisions pertaining to public good games. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399919
- ISBN
- 9780792399919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.74
€ 127.74
Paperback. Contains chapters which focus on aspects of mathematical beliefs, from various different perspectives. This book focuses on: conceptualizations and measurement of beliefs, research about teachers' beliefs, and facets of students' beliefs about mathematics. Editor(s): Leder, Gilah C. La; Pehkonen, Erkki (University of Turku, Finland); Torner, Gunter (University of Duisburg, Germany). Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 607.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010583
- ISBN
- 9781402010583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.65
€ 138.65
Paperback. Contesting much contemporary epistemology and cognitive science, noted philosopher Kenneth M. Sayre argues that, while some cognitive attitudes such as believing take propositions as objects, there are many others (knowing, hoping, fearing, etc.) whose objects are instead states of affairs. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory S. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847684731
- ISBN
- 9780847684731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Paperback. Brings together Ronald Britton's writing on the subject of belief and imagination over the last 15 years, exploring the concepts from a Kleinian perspective and examining the relationship between psychic reality and fictional writing. Series: The New Library of Psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415194389
- ISBN
- 9780415194389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Paperback. This book illustrates the variety of religious, spiritual and other beliefs held by older people, including British Christians, Muslims, Humanists and witnesses of the Soviet persecution of religion. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424594
- ISBN
- 9781847424594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54