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Paperback. Unflinching survey of the state of welfare systems across Europe today, as they struggle in an age of government austerity and neo-liberal reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331393
- ISBN
- 9780745331393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Hardcover. This book provides an empirically grounded analysis of the rise and unexpected fall of the UK Film Council, the key strategic body responsible for supporting film in the UK for over a decade. It provides a probing analysis of the tensions in a transnational film industry and how both US and EU interests and pressures have played themselves out. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APFA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748698233
- ISBN
- 9780748698233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.80€ 107.83
€ 112.80
€ 107.83
Paperback. More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. This work surveys life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099913801
- ISBN
- 9780099913801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Examines the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, especially from 1953 to 1979, in the context of his regime's dependence on the United States and his dreams of transforming Iran into a world power. This book argues that, despite the Shah's early achievements, his goals and policies were full of inherent contradictions and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBJF; JFSR; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- With a New introduction and preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140407
- ISBN
- 9780691140407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. This is the definitive account of 10,000 years of North American Indian history. It has been described by American History Illustrated, America's leading popular history magazine, as 'An eloquent and exhaustive chronicle of the history of North America's peoples'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446011
- ISBN
- 9780752446011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. Essays discuss the Depression, the Cold War, the Great Society, and the Silent Majority. Editor(s): Fraser, Steve; Gerstle, Gary. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006079
- ISBN
- 9780691006079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.29
€ 46.99
€ 33.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 6, 4 tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFFN; JKS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456671
- ISBN
- 9780801456671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might among the great powers of the world. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPQB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 48. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780006860525
- ISBN
- 9780006860525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.29
€ 20.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Second part of the two-volume chronicle of the birth, life and death of the Confederacy written by Jefferson Davis. It covers the period from the Missouri Compromise in 1820 to the readmission of the Southern states to the US Congress in the late 1860s. Num Pages: 700 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306804199
- ISBN
- 9780306804199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.18
€ 37.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPFC; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877271239
- ISBN
- 9780877271239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Traces the major trends in scientific and intellectual understandings of "race" from the Middle Ages Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798935
- ISBN
- 9780814798935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
The Rise and Fall of Soul and Self. An Intellectual History of Persona...
Martin, Raymond; Barresi, John
Traces the development of Western ideas about personal identity and reveals the larger intellectual trends, controversies, and ideas that have revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. This title considers ancient Greece, where the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, and the materialistic atomists laid the groundwork for future theories. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137447
- ISBN
- 9780231137447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.80€ 86.38
€ 112.80
€ 86.38
Paperback. Analyzing how authoritarian regimes utilize coercion, this book sheds light on a fundamental period during the Chilean dictatorship. It provides an account of why the DINA was created in the first place, how it became the most powerful repressive institution in Chile, and why it was suddenly replaced with a different organization. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPB; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038359
- ISBN
- 9780268038359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156064
- ISBN
- 9780691156064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.10
€ 30.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801449321
- ISBN
- 9780801449321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.38
€ 138.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476822
- ISBN
- 9780801476822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.81
€ 37.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626160460
- ISBN
- 9781626160460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.74
€ 35.99
€ 34.74
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784719
- ISBN
- 9780804784719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Explores the dialectic of cynicism and hope and the role of human rights in the production of rule in the occupied Palestinian territories. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784702
- ISBN
- 9780804784702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.03
€ 129.03
Paperback. In keeping with the other titles in Robert J. McMahons Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations series, Jussi M. Hanhimki offers students and scholars a survey of the evolution of American foreign policy during a key period in recent history, Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations (Paperback). Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970761
- ISBN
- 9781597970761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.40
€ 27.99
€ 25.40