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Paperback. As head of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, Kenneth Feinberg was asked to do the impossible: calculate the dollar value of over 5,000 dead and injured as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JKSN1; JPQB; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586484514
- ISBN
- 9781586484514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.42
€ 18.99
€ 16.42
Hardback. Across history, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied much between time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, not available to all men, sometimes even applied to women. This book analyses the dynamics of 'masculinity' as both an ideology and lived experience - how men have tried, and failed, to be 'Real Men'. Editor(s): Arnold, John H.; Brady, Sean. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 475 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278134
- ISBN
- 9780230278134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.26
€ 130.26
Paperback. Across history, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied much between time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, not available to all men, sometimes even applied to women. This book analyses the dynamics of 'masculinity' as both an ideology and lived experience - how men have tried, and failed, to be 'Real Men'. Editor(s): Arnold, John H.; Brady, Sean. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 475 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305602
- ISBN
- 9781137305602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.89€ 114.64
€ 118.89
€ 114.64
Paperback. Across history, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied much between time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, not available to all men, sometimes even applied to women. This book analyses the dynamics of 'masculinity' as both an ideology and lived experience - how men have tried, and failed, to be 'Real Men'. Editor(s): Arnold, John H.; Brady, Sean. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 475 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325979
- ISBN
- 9781349325979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.32
€ 129.32
Hardback. * First single authored introduction to an emergent area of media studies. * Media Archaeology is a hot topic which is principally concerned with providing more of a historical view of new media and technology. * This book lays out the key ideas, thinkers and examples to give readers an entry point to this complex area. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650258
- ISBN
- 9780745650258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. * First single authored introduction to an emergent area of media studies. * Media Archaeology is a hot topic which is principally concerned with providing more of a historical view of new media and technology. * This book lays out the key ideas, thinkers and examples to give readers an entry point to this complex area. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650265
- ISBN
- 9780745650265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99
€ 23.99
Paperback. According to a major health survey, nearly half of all Americans have been mentally ill at some point in their lives - more than a quarter in the last year. Can this be true? The author defends the careful approach of describing disorders by patterns of symptoms that can be seen, and shows how often the system medicalizes everyday emotional life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JMP; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066205
- ISBN
- 9780674066205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
paperback. What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter? provides a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology and the social and ethical issues that come from it. The text starts with an introduction to the science of nanotechnology, and attends to basic issues and principles needed to evaluate nanotechnology's impact. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405175449
- ISBN
- 9781405175449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. * An exploration of one of the thorniest, and most important, questions of contemporary social and political thought* Written in lively and accessbile style, this will appeal to a wide scholarly and educated audience. . Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; RNB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188919
- ISBN
- 9780631188919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.73
€ 60.73
Hardcover. Asks bold and direct questions about parenthood in contemporary society Editor(s): McClain, Linda C.; Cere, Daniel. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 405 pages, 10 tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814729151
- ISBN
- 9780814729151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814759424
- ISBN
- 9780814759424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. What is politics? Is it a universal feature of all human societies, past and present? Is it tied to specific institutional arenas? Or is it found in all groups and organizations, large or small, formal or informal? This new textbook seeks to provide answers to these important questions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630564
- ISBN
- 9780745630564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.59
€ 23.59
Hardback. What is politics? Is it a universal feature of all human societies, past and present? Is it tied to specific institutional arenas? Or is it found in all groups and organizations, large or small, formal or informal? This book provides answers to these important questions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630557
- ISBN
- 9780745630557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. An analysis of social work as a discourse between three aspects of practice: social order, therapeutic and transformational perspectives. This work enables social workers to analyse and value the role of social work in present-day multiprofessional social care. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347046
- ISBN
- 9781861347046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.39
€ 36.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. In a powerful interpretation of the human condition, this book redefines the discipline of psychoanalysis by examining its fundamental assumptions about the unconscious mind, the nature of personal history, our sexualities, and the significance of the 'Oedipus Complex'. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415692748
- ISBN
- 9780415692748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Hardcover. A crisis makes you rethink your life. The recent economic crisis is no exception. All of us are now thinking how the world could be run differently. Despite this, a radical alternative has hardly emerged to mobilize the masses. Written for the public and students, this book explores the character and spirit of radical politics in our times. Editor(s): Pugh, Jonathan. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPF; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236257
- ISBN
- 9780230236257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Paperback. A crisis makes you rethink your life. The recent economic crisis is no exception. All of us are now thinking how the world could be run differently. Despite this, a radical alternative has hardly emerged to mobilize the masses. Written for the public and students, this book explores the character and spirit of radical politics in our times. Editor(s): Pugh, Jonathan. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPF; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236264
- ISBN
- 9780230236264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Flack, William F., Jr.; Miller, Daniel R.; Wiener, Morton. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461391593
- ISBN
- 9781461391593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Paperback. In France, a common notion is that the shared interests of graduate students and their professors could lead to intimate sexual relations, and that regulations curtailing those relationships would be both futile and counterproductive. This title explores nthe social problem of sexual harassment. Num Pages: 252 pages, 7 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE2; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237414
- ISBN
- 9780520237414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. * Presents a clear, readable introduction to the flourishing and important field of sexual history from one of the leading international scholars in the area. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680255
- ISBN
- 9780745680255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26