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Paperback. A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri. Num Pages: 144 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GBC; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0010694
ISBN
9780500272534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.99
€ 12.59

Hardback. BIC Classification: JPP. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312231996
ISBN
9780312231996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kastoryano, Riva. Translator(s): Emmanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFC; JPP; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403975409
ISBN
9781403975409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. This book argues that punishment's function is to communicate a message about an offenders' wrongdoing to society at large. It discusses both 'paradigmatic' cases of punishment, where a state punishes its own citizens, and non-paradigmatic cases such as the punishment of corporations and the punishment of war criminals by international tribunals. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JKVP; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137357113
ISBN
9781137357113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 67 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK; URY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 5. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
67
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833024527
ISBN
9780833024527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 10. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190615390
ISBN
9780190615390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.88

Hardback. The rules of physical contact can be tricky to grasp. This friendly picture book explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, helping children with special needs stay safe. Each story covers a different type of touch and will help children understand how boundaries change depending on the context. Illustrator(s): Manasco, Katharine. Num Pages: 72 pages, 48 color. BIC Classification: JNS; JNU; YX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 179 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
80
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849058711
ISBN
9781849058711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.27

Hardback. This book utilizes personal narratives and survey data from over 2,100 respondents to explore the diversity of experiences across Black LGBT communities within the United States. The authors document and celebrate many of the everyday strengths and strategies employed by this extraordinary population to navigate and negotiate their daily lives. Num Pages: 67 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
67
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137565211
ISBN
9781137565211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: Philosophy, Public Policy, and Transnational Law. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349477791
ISBN
9781349477791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.75

Hardcover. The book transcends conventional social scientific method, political theory and its understanding of global governance to make the study of the philosophical essence of the international legal system fully accessible. Series: Philosophy, Public Policy, and Transnational Law. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137376626
ISBN
9781137376626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292. Used paperback in very good condition. Some light shelf wear. KEENAN
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0043491
ISBN
9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light spotting. Light nicks & creases, remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0019659
ISBN
9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This book examines the global issue of health inequality through an in-depth look at a remote Australian Aboriginal community characterized by premature morbidity and mortality. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110229
ISBN
9780230110229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Anthropology of Sustainability. Num Pages: 199 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349934744
ISBN
9781349934744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.79

Hardback. Ethnographic account of English football fans who travel home and away following their team, based on sixteen years' participant observation. Series: New Ethnographies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0006-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087219
ISBN
9780719087219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.73

Paperback. This work begins with a boy named Geraldo growing up Sicilian in Rochester, New York, and ends with the author breakfasting with Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. It is a portrait of what it was like to come of age in the 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 388 pages, 41 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607168
ISBN
9780815607168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.97

Paperback. Through the figure of the "heterological historian", this text creates a framework for the understanding of history and the ethical duties of the historian. It also weighs the impact of modern archival methods, such as film and the Internet, which add new constraints to the writing of history. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226920450
ISBN
9780226920450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. Turn on your television and you're bound to run across the concept of interrogation, whether it's on CNN or CSI. But despite daily mentions of the practice in the media, you're unlikely to find informed commentary on its moral implications. This book addresses this complex issue. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761619
ISBN
9780226761619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.03
€ 79.61

Paperback. Examining the act of interrogation, the author confronts a host of philosophical and legal issues, from the right to privacy and the privilege against compelled self-incrimination to prisoner rights and the legal consequences of different modes of interrogation for both domestic criminal and foreign terror suspects. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761626
ISBN
9780226761626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Covers the issues surrounding ethical practitioner research considering the many tensions inherent in relationships between practitioners and academics in terms of the setting of the research agenda. This book contains both theoretical analyses of ethical matters and offers practical and illustrative case studies. Editor(s): Campbell, Anne; Groundwater-Smith, Susan. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415430883
ISBN
9780415430883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

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