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Paperback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360605
- ISBN
- 9780822360605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360292
- ISBN
- 9780822360292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.40
€ 148.40
Paperback. An unconventional, evocative work of history and a series of moving reflections on memory, modernity, space, and time, all based on the author s interviews with elderly Indonesian intellectuals. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBTB; HBTQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346975
- ISBN
- 9780822346975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472961
- ISBN
- 9780801472961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.00
€ 40.99
€ 36.00
Paperback. A practical guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CBX; JFCA; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041674
- ISBN
- 9780141041674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of Motown; from Woodstock and the 'Summer of Love' to Vietnam and the race riots; from disco inferno to the Million Man March. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346. 448 pages. This volume chronicles more than 40 years of black music, from the refrains of the Freedom Movement to Motown. It looks at the place black music occupies in social history, its battle for the desegregation of popular music and its contribution to social change outside the recording studio. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight: 346.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841952963
- ISBN
- 9781841952963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
€ 19.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KEX0212529
- ISBN
- 9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press Alabama
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0212530
- ISBN
- 9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The powerful thesis of this book is that in order to achieve full selfhood we must all repeatedly and endlessly kill the phantasmatic image of ourselves instilled in us by our parents-the projection of the child our parents wanted. Translator(s): Hays, Marie-Claude. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731416
- ISBN
- 9780804731416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JNU; YXAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Budrich Unipress
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783940755308
- ISBN
- 9783940755308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.77
€ 26.99
€ 23.77
Paperback. In A Child's Work, innovative and widely respected educator Vivian Gussin Paley offers a manifesto against the decline of children's creative time, making the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644899
- ISBN
- 9780226644899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.46
€ 16.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. The classic child welfare text on understanding the experience of children in an out of home placement and how to help them. It explains relevant psychological theory and provides practical guidance on how to provide the best care. Case studies and exercises feature throughout. BIC Classification: JKSF. Dimension: 254 x 177. Weight in Grams: 752.9.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849058988
- ISBN
- 9781849058988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.87
€ 35.87
Paperback. This book shows how carefully planned and assessed treatment can help traumatized children. It outlines how to set up a process for measuring a child's progress towards recovery. Uniquely, the book describes a practical outcomes-based approach that can be provided by an integrated multi-disciplinary team. Series Editor(s): Tomlinson, Patrick. Series: Delivering Recovery. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103301
- ISBN
- 9781843103301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64
Paperback. Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659926
- ISBN
- 9780674659926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9780816674626
- ISBN
- 9780816674626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. The Centenary Classics series examines the fascinating time of change and evolution in the Ireland of 100 years ago during the 1916-23 revolutionary period. A Chronicle of Jails is Darrell Figgis's account of his arrest in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising and subsequent internment in Ireland and Britain. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359942
- ISBN
- 9781906359942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.52
€ 14.99
€ 14.52
hardcover. Series: Sortition and Public Policy. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845401382
- ISBN
- 9781845401382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.31
€ 41.31
Hardcover. Focuses on the use and adaptive reuse of everyday buildings in Oakland, California, to make the city a better place for children. She introduces us to the women who were determined to mitigate the burdens placed on working-class families by an indifferent industrial capitalist economy. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 120 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMVD; JFSJ1; JKSB1; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226311289
- ISBN
- 9780226311289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.78
€ 50.99
€ 39.78
Hardback. Written by civil rights historian Adam Fairclough, this book chronicles the odyssey of black teachers in the South from emancipation in 1865 to integration 100 years later. Built from stories of real men and women, it explores how teachers inspired generations of children, instilling values that nourished racial pride and a desire for equality. Num Pages: 422 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 43. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023079
- ISBN
- 9780674023079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Hardback. This is an intellectual biography of Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709-85), who emerges as a central figure in the history of republican thought in the era of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727891
- ISBN
- 9780804727891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.20
€ 81.20