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Paperback. Cases of child homicide are rare but they are especially horrific. The author goes behind the sensationalist headlines to investigate why these crimes happen and examines child homicide in our modern violent world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 17. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753507582
- ISBN
- 9780753507582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
paperback. This book focuses on middle-class urban women as participants in new forms of consumer culture. Abelson argues that in the interest of concealing the darker side of consumerism, women of the middle class, but not those of the working class, were allowed to shoplift and lead incapacitating illness--kleptomania. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195071429
- ISBN
- 9780195071429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.08
€ 104.08
Paperback. What are the consequences when legal culture and popular culture dissolve into each other? This text offers a study of law and popular culture. It argues that in the welter of communication technologies, an unrestrained marketplace, and postmodern ideas, law is increasingly becoming a spectacle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752921
- ISBN
- 9780226752921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 188. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425274286
- ISBN
- 9780425274286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.34
€ 21.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. This behind-the-scenes look at the modern newsroom reveals the ways in which the customer-driven approach to news and the "USA Today-ization" of newspapers threaten the values that have guided genertions of American journalists. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080491
- ISBN
- 9780231080491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.75
€ 49.75
Hardback. "A study of the influences of Clifton Fadiman, Lionel Trilling, and Jacques Barzun on Heilbrun's own literary development, but the book is far broader than that-really, a history of Columbia University in the turmoil of the sixties and beyond. And this isn't for women only!"-Maxine Kumin, Ploughshares Editor(s): Heilbrun, Carolyn G. Series: Personal Takes. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236323
- ISBN
- 9780812236323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.75
€ 37.99
€ 37.75
Paperback. In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to - and often end up becoming active in - urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools. The author shows that, it can also introduce new class and race tensions, and even exacerbate inequalities. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNKP; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226120218
- ISBN
- 9780226120218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.05
€ 33.99
€ 27.05
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Permuted Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682610756
- ISBN
- 9781682610756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.66
€ 29.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626565760
- ISBN
- 9781626565760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.63
€ 19.99
€ 17.63
Hardback. Drawing on over 25 years of experience, the author makes the case for a less intrusive international presence with a long-term timeframe for reconstruction in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041645
- ISBN
- 9781849041645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.53
€ 40.99
€ 36.53
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164700
- ISBN
- 9780691164700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164694
- ISBN
- 9780691164694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Paperback. Accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. This book tells the story of the Townsend Plan - a political organization that sought to alleviate poverty and end the Great Depression through a government-provided retirement stipend of $200 a month for every American over the age of sixty. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKSG; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138268
- ISBN
- 9780691138268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Focusing on a contract involving Mexico's National Autonomous University, this book examines the practices through which researchers, plant vendors, indigenous cooperatives, and other actors put prospecting to work. It considers the consequences of linking scientific research and rural 'enfranchisement' to the logics of intellectual property. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHM; KNDP; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095578
- ISBN
- 9780691095578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. What makes news new? This book investigates how news has re-invented itself at different historical moments--from medieval storytellers to 19th century telegraph news agencies to 21st century bloggers. It reaches beyond traditional journalism studies to track the evolution of the news and survey its wider cultural and historical context. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405175524
- ISBN
- 9781405175524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.57
€ 107.57
Hardcover. This collection of 28 tales are arranged by subjects and themes, such as: Bouki and Malice; stepmothers; animals; kings and princes; ghost, zonbi and tonton makout; and love and courtship. Liliane Nerette Louis includes a variety of traditional recipes and some historical background information. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, colour and b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563085796
- ISBN
- 9781563085796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.68
€ 76.68
paperback. When Norms Collide examines the conditions under which transnational activism leads individuals and communities to abandon local norms and embrace international ones. It investigates the local dynamics of norm conflicts around female genital mutilation and early marriage. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPB; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190274924
- ISBN
- 9780190274924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.05
€ 59.05
Paperback. A unique book for parents whose relationships with their adolescent or adult children have not turned out as they expected that helps them deal with their pain and sense of loss, and take steps toward healing. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; VFJ; VFV; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061148439
- ISBN
- 9780061148439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.64
€ 15.99
€ 12.64
Hardback. Editor(s): Lawson, Kay; Merkl, Peter H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 606 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV9; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634494
- ISBN
- 9780691634494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 324.88
€ 324.88
Paperback. The state of Israel is often spoken of as a haven for Jewish people, a place rooted in story of a nation dispersed, wandering earth in search of its homeland. Focusing on histories of Israel's marginalized stakeholders, the author demonstrates how these voices provide urgently needed resources for conflict analysis and peace building. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; HRAM2; JPFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226008103
- ISBN
- 9780226008103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.05
€ 33.99
€ 27.05