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Hardcover. Edith and Victor Turner were among the most influential researchers and teachers and social and cultural anthropology in the twentieth century. This memoir is a testimony to a remarkable partnership and to Edie Turner's own achievements during more than two decades after Victor's untimely death. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: BG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451264
- ISBN
- 9781845451264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.91
€ 161.91
Paperback. Awkward teachers, pompous school governors and fearsome lollipop ladies occasionally make the author's hectic job as a school inspector more than difficult. But, for him, the main challenge remains the frankly spoken children. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141027678
- ISBN
- 9780141027678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Hardback. Heart of the Nation is a book about the golden thread of American democracy-volunteering-and how Presidents since the founding of our nation have worked to enlist more Americans to serve their neighbors and nation. In the process, the book shows how each individual can find his or her own service calling and his or her own happiness. Num Pages: 184 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442220614
- ISBN
- 9781442220614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.16
€ 73.16
Paperback. Nearly seventy years ago, the author started to do her bit for vulnerable children, one child at a time. While she was still in school, she thought nothing of bringing home a schoolmate who needed refuge. It was the start of opening her home and her heart to children in need. She has never stopped. This title tells the story of her life. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGA; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844883240
- ISBN
- 9781844883240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.39
€ 25.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9780816645930
- ISBN
- 9780816645930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.37
€ 25.99
€ 24.37
Paperback. The inter tribal pow-wow is the most widespread venue for traditional Indian music and dance in North America. Now in paperback, this book is a journey into the dances and music, the traditions and regalia, and the functions and significance of the Pow-wow. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 photographs, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; ASD; AVGH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071867
- ISBN
- 9780252071867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.19
€ 24.99
€ 23.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Gurman, Hannah. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JWA; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595588258
- ISBN
- 9781595588258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
€ 20.99
€ 19.42
Paperback. A fascinating look at the symbiotic relationships between the US security state and the US culture industry, and their drive to promote the US Empire as a way of life through the production, packaging, and selling of cultural commodities in world markets. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774830157
- ISBN
- 9780774830157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597979504
- ISBN
- 9781597979504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.60
€ 33.60
Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276182
- ISBN
- 9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.18
€ 24.99
€ 23.18
paperback. Started to worry about just how hot our world is going to get, and whether you can do anything about it? As the effect of climate change grows by the day, so does the amount of hot air and bluster spouted by politicians and businessmen on what we should do about it. Using investigative journalism, this work presents facts and inspiring ideas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNPG; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242. Good copy showing light signs of aging and shelf wear. Internally very clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024863
- ISBN
- 9780141026626
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is best known for taking Britain into the European Union. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950691
- ISBN
- 9781904950691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. How do people practice religion in their everyday lives? Courtney Bender spent more than a year working as a volunteer for a non-profit organisation called God's Love We Deliver, helping to prepare food for people with AIDs, this volume tells the story of that time. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042824
- ISBN
- 9780226042824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. In Heavenly Ambitions, Joan Johnson-Freese lays out her vision of the future of space as a frontier where nations cooperate, and military activity is circumscribed by arms control treaties that would allow no one nation to dominate-just as no one nation's military dominates the world's oceans. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPS; JWG; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222968
- ISBN
- 9780812222968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Dyer's study is based around case studies of three major stars: Marilyn Monroe, Paul Robeson and Judy Garland. He draws on a wide range of sources, including the films in which each star appeared, to illustrate how each star's persona was constructed, and goes on to examine each within the context of particular issues in fan culture and stardom. Num Pages: 224 pages, 55 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APF; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415310277
- ISBN
- 9780415310277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.10
€ 50.10
Paperback. A journey inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, from one of the world's leading Islamic finance bankers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KCLF; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472121691
- ISBN
- 9781472121691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.07
€ 19.99
€ 15.07
Paperback. Presents an account of the economic impact of immigration on America. This work reveals that the benefits of immigration have been exaggerated and that, if we allow immigration to continue unabated and unmodified, we are supporting an astonishing transfer of wealth from the poorest people in the country, who are disproportionately minorities. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 line illus., 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088969
- ISBN
- 9780691088969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.67€ 46.83
€ 59.67
€ 46.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067547
- ISBN
- 9780520067547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.39
€ 29.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, tables & maps. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855752156
- ISBN
- 9780855752156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.14
€ 21.99
€ 17.14
paperback. Editor(s): Bayer, Gerd. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVGT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138249387
- ISBN
- 9781138249387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.63
€ 68.63