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Paperback. Examines the nexus between religion and politics. This title investigates the way in which fundamental Christian concepts are distorted and corrupted in the process, and points to the inherent dangers of this form of political self-glorification. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194468
ISBN
9781845194468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9ill.6tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801442681
ISBN
9780801442681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.13

Paperback. An ethnographic study of indigenous opposition to processes of economic globalization, arguing that neoliberal economic reforms both provoked a crisis of governance and created the conditions for a disruptive indigenous movement in Ecuador Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 b&w photos, 6 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSL9; JPW; KJVG; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332725
ISBN
9780822332725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578. An Anthropology of Oil. Series: Dislocations. 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452559
ISBN
9780857452559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.66

paperback. Explores who -- and why -- American society punishes, using examples from literature and film. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315386
ISBN
9780745315386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Since 1973, America's imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million inmates reside in state and federal prisons. What does this say about our attitudes toward criminals and punishment? What does it say about us? This book explores the cultural evolution of punishment practices in the US. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300168013
ISBN
9780300168013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.81

Hardcover. 9780226233888. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKV; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226233888
ISBN
9780226233888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81
€ 97.57

Paperback. Exploring different cases of the attempt to rehabilitate child sex offenders, this book details a secular ritual process aimed not only at preventing future acts of molestation but also at fundamentally transforming the offender, who is ultimately charged with creating an almost entirely new self. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKV; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226233918
ISBN
9780226233918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. A award-winning book from an acclaimed investigative journalist, Cruel Britannia tells the hidden story of Britain's secretive and shameful record of torture, for the first time Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPVR; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846273346
ISBN
9781846273346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. In this short work, Dr. Szasz takes aim at conventional psychiatry, and at the attendent system of courts, hospitals, and psychiatrists who confine patients against their will. The focal point is a Supreme Court case involving a man forcibly committed to a Florida asylum for 14 years. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815605102
ISBN
9780815605102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. Argues that the US is not concerned about waging a war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act to justify occupation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JKVG; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780745332321
ISBN
9780745332321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Argues that the US is not concerned about waging a war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act to justify occupation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JKVG; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745332338
ISBN
9780745332338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.14
€ 83.40

Paperback. Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AB; HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354567
ISBN
9780822354567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Lauren Berlant explores individual and collective affective responses to the unraveling of the U.S. and European economies by analzying mass media, literature, television, film, and video Num Pages: 352 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFC; JFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351115
ISBN
9780822351115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Discover the important distinction between being a gay sex addict and a gay man exploring his sexual freedom. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JMP; MMZR; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gentle Path Press
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985063306
ISBN
9780985063306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801441707
ISBN
9780801441707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.41

Paperback. Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 304 pages, 110 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351719
ISBN
9781584351719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. The LGBT agenda has been dominated by pragmatic issues like same-sex marriage and gays in the military. This book contends that queerness is instead a futurity bound phenomenon, a 'not yet here' that critically engages pragmatic presentism. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 234 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757284
ISBN
9780814757284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.37

Hardback. The LGBT agenda has been dominated by pragmatic issues like same-sex marriage and gays in the military. This book contends that queerness is instead a futurity bound phenomenon, a 'not yet here' that critically engages pragmatic presentism. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 234 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757277
ISBN
9780814757277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. Crumpled Paper Boat is an exploration of the possibilities and limits of a literary anthropology that bends the conventions of ethnographic voice and form to engage with writing as a material practice rather than a transparent representational medium. Editor(s): Pandian, Anand; McLean, Stuart. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363408
ISBN
9780822363408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

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